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[[Working Backwards]] is a methodology [[I]] learned about from a [https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2006/11/working_backwards.html Werner's blog post] many years ago. I had immediately felt in love with that methodology and started to practice it. Every time I was about to start new project, I started with a future press release:
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[[Working Backwards]] is a methodology [[I]] learned about from a [https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2006/11/working_backwards.html Werner's blog post] many years ago. At that time it was just a voice of an unknown engineer from nowhere. However I had immediately felt in love with that methodology and started to practice it. Every time I was about to start new project, I started with a [[future press release]]:
* [[netbeans:WinSys71PressRelease|Window System 7.1]] press release - needed just a [http://wiki.netbeans.org/wiki/index.php?title=WinSys71PressRelease&diff=50749&oldid=44759 little tweaks] and three months delay
* [[netbeans:WinSys71PressRelease|Window System 7.1]] press release - needed just a [http://wiki.netbeans.org/wiki/index.php?title=WinSys71PressRelease&diff=50749&oldid=44759 little tweaks] and three months delay
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* My last press release was [[GraalPolyglotStudio]] and it failed miserably - e.g it is still pending. Probably [[OracleLabs]] isn't the right place for future press releases.
* My last press release was [[GraalPolyglotStudio]] and it failed miserably - e.g it is still pending. Probably [[OracleLabs]] isn't the right place for future press releases.
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Later [[I]] found out that [https://twitter.com/werner Werner become CTO of Amazon]. Today [[I]] learned that these days the methodology is called "future news". I have to admit I miss writing future press releases.
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Later [[I]] found out that [https://twitter.com/werner Werner become CTO of Amazon]. Today [[I]] learned that these days the methodology is called "future news". I have to admit I miss writing [[future press release]]s. If you need someone to write a [[future press release]] (and then make it happen), let [[talkback|me know]]!

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Working Backwards is a methodology I learned about from a Werner's blog post many years ago. At that time it was just a voice of an unknown engineer from nowhere. However I had immediately felt in love with that methodology and started to practice it. Every time I was about to start new project, I started with a future press release:

Later I found out that Werner become CTO of Amazon. Today I learned that these days the methodology is called "future news". I have to admit I miss writing future press releases. If you need someone to write a future press release (and then make it happen), let me know!

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