A recent experience on a committee project has me thinking about what is commonly called Feature Creep. It’s a phenomenon you might come across in other areas of endeavor like product design or ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Wifi-enabled washing machines. Voice-controlled microwaves. App-enabled TVs, vacuum cleaners, and even window blinds you can control from the comfort of your couch. Many of the ...

Development on iPhone game "Character Limit" continues apace, but I learned two lessons that stole valuable time: trade shows are dying, and feature creep is the main enemy fighting completion of a ...

Digital Journal — Recently I was trying to figure out the instant-messaging feature on my cellphone, when it struck me that there is no better example than the cellphone to illustrate the collapse of ...

If you’ve used any modern app, you’ll notice they mainly share a common denominator: feature creep. It’s simply the way things are done. Every app tries so hard to outdo the competition by including ...

RoboCop: Rogue City reminds me of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Both games are based on movies, but they tell their own stories. They both play, for the most part, as traditional ...

What separates a successful coding project from one that spirals into chaos? It’s not just technical skill or a great idea—it’s planning. Imagine diving into a project with no clear direction, only to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share tips about launching, validating and growing startups. A single-feature product serving a single homogenous market is the ...