This article has found its way to the HN homepage multiple times, and every time I wonder if it’s because of the poorly worded and misleading title, combined with the phenomenon of HN users not actually reading the article and just saving it because the title looks interesting.
The article would be much better titled as, “It’s more difficult to explain new concepts to people than you think it is.”
In my experience a Proof of Concept is king but even then there is a balance to strike.
A PoC that is too rough around the edges has the risk that less imaginative people will not get it.
But a PoC that is too polished risks being confused with an end product and people may start to focus on implementation details rather than the concept.
The article would be much better titled as, “It’s more difficult to explain new concepts to people than you think it is.”