On 9 Jan 2008, at 21:45, Fred Beecher wrote:
[snip]
> But I want to bring up another point... I think it's very important
> that a
> prototype *not* be turned into the functional site. In a prototype,
> you
> really shouldn't be building all sorts of functionality. You should be
> faking it. Changing design takes so much less time and money than
> changing
> functional code that to intend a prototype for eventual production
> negates
> the money-saving value of prototyping.
[snip]
I have to admit I don't really find this an issue (with developing
web applications anyway - which is where I spend most of my time). I
used to work at three levels
a) Low-fi work (paper prototypes, whiteboard sketches, etc.)
b) Prototypes (functional prototypes, hi-fi visuals, etc.)
c) Production ("real" code)
These days I find that (b) has been mostly squeezed out between (a)
and (c).
* I do more testing / communication work with (a) which is even cheaper.
* Development is throwing out new demoable releases on a regular
basis, which reassures everybody that real progress is being made in
the right direction - getting rid of another reason why I used to
build more functional prototypes.
* I'm working with developers that have adopted some really neat
technologies and development practices (mostly from the agile world)
that means they can produce quality code quickly and easily without a
lot (if any) of wasted work.
* Working with the developers, rather than producing prototypes off
by myself, means that the developers naturally pick up more of the
"whys" behind the design - making the whole development process easier.
As ever YMMV :-)
Cheers,
Adrian
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