The question of when to deliver is constant. Choose to provide a good enough solution as soon as possible. Compared to taking more time to offer a great solution later.

Notes on building, installing and booting the Linux kernel on real hardware.

Producing code comes with costs. No matter how good the code you added was. Do not presume there are only positives to problem-solving by introducing new code.

Config files are often strongly coupled to the machine they reside on. This creates a need to have the configuration setup vary from machine to machine. I will be writing about how I have revamped my config workflow to accommodate this specific need.

The documentation/specification/manual of that topic you’re struggling with provides the clarity you need. Save yourself the Google searches, articles, forum questions, trials and errors. RTFM is not a rude response. It is the gospel.