A Microsoft employee (Eric Gunnerson?) wrote that every feature starts with minus 100 points. I can't link that claim because Microsoft periodically decides it's now a hip exciting new company and throws away things that made it relevant. In 1995 it didn't surprise me that Microsoft didn't "get" the Web, but in 2020 it does seem kinda crazy that they still don't get it.
What Eric meant is, implementing features isn't a coin toss decision. The effort of adding even the very simplest feature, and then testing it, and documenting it, and supporting it, is enormous, so all of that weighs against any potential feature from the outset. If your feature should go on the list that's because it scores "plus 100 points" against those considerations.
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A Microsoft employee (Eric Gunnerson?) wrote that every feature starts with minus 100 points. I can't link that claim because Microsoft periodically decides it's now a hip exciting new company and throws away things that made it relevant. In 1995 it didn't surprise me that Microsoft didn't "get" the Web, but in 2020 it does seem kinda crazy that they still don't get it.
What Eric meant is, implementing features isn't a coin toss decision. The effort of adding even the very simplest feature, and then testing it, and documenting it, and supporting it, is enormous, so all of that weighs against any potential feature from the outset. If your feature should go on the list that's because it scores "plus 100 points" against those considerations.