Good ideas Quote by Robert C. Martin
““Standards make it easier to reuse ideas and components, recruit people with relevant experience, encapsulate good ideas, and wire components together. However, the process of creating standards can sometimes take too long for industry to wait, and some standards lose touch with the real needs of the adopters they are intended to serve.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin, 2017
Standards help share knowledge, attract talent, and build reliable systems, but slow development can make them outdated or misaligned with user needs.
In simple terms: Standards aid reuse and hiring, yet can lag behind industry.
Key Takeaway
Balance speed and relevance when creating standards.
Themes
software engineering
collaboration
standardization
innovation
risk management
Mood
pragmatic
analytical
forward‑looking
Type
advisory
strategic
operational
When to use this quote
- product development
- open source projects
- enterprise IT
- regulatory compliance
Key Concepts
modularity
knowledge transfer
human capital
market fit
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we accelerate standard creation without sacrificing quality?
- What mechanisms keep standards aligned with user needs?
A Different Perspective
Rushing standards may cause poor adoption or technical debt.
