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    Research is a different beast than many other fields. It really is a race. Commented Aug 10, 2011 at 19:32
  • Similar question: programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/99980/… Commented Aug 10, 2011 at 19:43
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    because I'm expected to work in an ad-hoc matter. That is create things quickly, without spending time on designing -- Welcome to The Real World™, where there are deadlines and companies are expected to produce results. Commented Aug 10, 2011 at 19:45
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    In my last job, we called it "gold-plating," as in "Quit gold-plating that thing, and just finish it!" In all seriousness, though, to create a good product, you do need to spend some time planning it; see programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/97985/… Commented Aug 10, 2011 at 21:18
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    @Tyler Just because the product isn't going to be commercial doesn't mean that there isn't a deadline dependent on that product being complete and operational (or close to it). Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 3:59