@mattpocockuk: The more I replace plans with prototypes, the better the outputs Who'd have thought that low fidelity prototypes were b…
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Matt Pocock argues that replacing plans with low-fidelity prototypes leads to better outcomes, countering the trend of detailed specifications in software development.
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The more I replace plans with prototypes, the better the outputs
Who’d have thought that low fidelity prototypes were better than walls of spec
Oh yeah, the entire industry for 20 years
Stop going against decades of knowledge because someone in SF shipped it as a ‘mode’
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