Shipping Features Without Breaking UX

Shipping speed matters, but users remember friction more than release velocity. I now treat UX regressions as product bugs, not design polish tasks.

When adding new features, I prefer progressive enhancement over abrupt replacement. Keep the existing path intact, layer the new flow gradually, and watch behavior data before expanding scope.

A good release is one that feels obvious to users. If they can use the new capability without relearning the interface, the implementation did its job.