tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post5338878003307614140..comments2020-06-20T04:40:06.020+10:00Comments on overwatering: Prototypes and Real ApplicationsGileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05034571153121453245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post-7449553924408142672008-02-02T02:41:00.000+11:002008-02-02T02:41:00.000+11:00Wow, I didn't know anyone was stupid enough to ign...Wow, I didn't know anyone was stupid enough to ignore Burn The Disk Packs. For the record, burning your prototype is EXACTLY what everyone should do. If anything, in this case the guy probably didn't burn it completely.Richard Kuliszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450367878517586463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post-289351306509858072008-02-02T01:41:00.000+11:002008-02-02T01:41:00.000+11:00"At least one of the places where he was prototypi..."At least one of the places where he was prototyping with Python also used Python as an official language."<BR/><BR/>Then I just don't get it.Steve Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665122745993858091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post-15200954318020615172008-02-02T01:05:00.000+11:002008-02-02T01:05:00.000+11:00I think you are confusing "Prototype" with the "Tr...I think you are confusing "Prototype" with the "Tracer Bullet" concept. Check out the book: "The Pragmatic Programmer".<BR/><BR/>I do understand the frustrations with people treating a perfectly good language as some kind of bastard child. My company has an application written in Delphi. Despite its success, management would like to get rid of it.CrashCodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950273220921644720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post-76967026925663574812008-02-02T00:56:00.000+11:002008-02-02T00:56:00.000+11:00At least one of the places where he was prototypin...At least one of the places where he was prototyping with Python also used Python as an official language. As far as I could tell it just never occurred to him to treat the prototype as a solid piece of work.<BR/><BR/>It was a prototype, therefore bad.Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034571153121453245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541479885845327365.post-19436090975230650072008-02-02T00:17:00.000+11:002008-02-02T00:17:00.000+11:00A possibility;He knew python, but it wasn't an in-...A possibility;<BR/><BR/>He knew python, but it wasn't an in-house official language. His boss was lenient in letting him choose the prototyping language, but after version 1, he couldn't get help from teammates. The benefits of working in a C++ team outweigh the benefits of working alone in python.Steve Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665122745993858091noreply@blogger.com