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Demo-driven development (2021)

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Re: Demo-driven development (2021)

#14

I'm not generally for formalized development process but i love this. I have for a long time argued that a great way to do anything is to think how you would give a talk about your work. If you plan on giving a lecture about your work, you will: - Come up with a narrative to explain your work. - Think about what makes it compelling. - Be sure to have clear reasons for your choices. - Avoid boring approaches. If publi…

A bit like writing the landing page first before building a product.

Re: Demo-driven development (2021)

#15
If your product is something that will be used strictly in demos, do this.

If your product is something an customer will use, demo-driven development will poison your processes by creating an endless backlog of neglected post-demo stuff.

Re: Demo-driven development (2021)

#18

If your product is something that will be used strictly in demos, do this. If your product is something an customer will use, demo-driven development will poison your processes by creating an endless backlog of neglected post-demo stuff.

You'll need a new bucket for Software Version: Never

Re: Demo-driven development (2021)

#19
post #3

Begging people to realize not everything that involves development is also web frontend or app development.

You can do an engaging backend demo, but it’s 100x harder.

It’s the difference between demoing a new maintenance process that lets you reduce down time on your chicken nugget forming machine by 15% and letting people try a new chicken nugget recipe.

Re: Demo-driven development (2021)

#20

I'm not generally for formalized development process but i love this. I have for a long time argued that a great way to do anything is to think how you would give a talk about your work. If you plan on giving a lecture about your work, you will: - Come up with a narrative to explain your work. - Think about what makes it compelling. - Be sure to have clear reasons for your choices. - Avoid boring approaches. If publi…

Demo-driven development is Fiction-driven development.

It's not real until you've built it for a real user.

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