Quoting John Gruber
- ID
- 12151
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 08 Aug 2026, 8:10 AM
- Fetched
- 08 Aug 2026, 9:01 AM
- Provider
- Simon Willison
- Category
- developer-ai
- Original URL
- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/8/john-gruber/
- Source URL
- https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 08 Aug 2026, 9:01 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coderssaas_founders
What happened
Simon Willison collected a quote from John Gruber on blogging philosophy: treat writing like live performance rather than studio recording—professional and careful, but not obsessing over making every post a masterpiece, because that would block output entirely.
Why it matters
For builders who blog or ship content alongside code, the concrete takeaway is to prioritize consistent, professional output over rare perfection. If you're waiting to publish until something is a 'hall-of-famer,' you'll ship almost nothing. This is a mindset note, not a technical or actionable change.
Discussion angle
Whether the 'live performance vs. studio album' framing applies to shipping software features too—do you treat every release as a polished album or a live set?