Meh. While webchick's post was surely written with the best intentions, it's not hard to misinterpret it and guess what? someone did and posted it to ZDnet as "Perfectionists need not apply". I do not want to say bad things about ZDnet but... well, even when it's a blog, it's typical journalism and let it rest there. My fellow perfectionists, we do need you. It requires a lot of tenacity and striving for perfectness to get a patch into core -- just let the community help you achieve that and do not work in isolation. You should strive for the perfect solution but do not hesitate to show the world the stages leading there.

Also, the community might lead you to an even better solution -- ever had one of those moments when just collecting your thoughts enough to ask a question provided the answer? You need to explain your patch to the community, defend that your approach is indeed the best and this process might lead to a realization that what you thought as perfect can, indeed be made better!

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