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"2. Simple Algorithms. Yes! I love this example: * EnterOrders 08/31/10 edw519 * return(); I now have a working programming - Woo hoo! You say you want
by astine 16y ago
"2. Simple Algorithms. Yes! I love this example:
* EnterOrders 08/31/10 edw519
*
return();
I now have a working programming - Woo hoo! You say you want more features? No problem. Let's start enhancing it."
There is nothing like simply getting a "Hello World" up and running as a simple sanity check and starting point.
- cabacon 16y agoI like the game programming story about the black triangle to illustrate this point: http://rampantgames.com/blog/2004/10/black-triangle.html http://rampantgames.com/blog/2004/10/black-triangle.html
- techbio 16y agoThis are called Tracer Bullets in the book "The Pragmatic Programmer" by Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas. They advocate: Users get to see something early on. Developers build a structure to work in. You have an integration platform. You have something to demonstrate. You have a better feel for progress. As a solo founder I need working code, that I can put out of mind, while I produce more.
- prodigal_erik 16y agoI've always heard "tracer bullet" as a request to a production system that selectively gets much more detailed logging or diagnostic output than usual.
- aaronbrethorst 16y agoWhich is to say you haven't read The Pragmatic Programmer? I highly, highly recommend it. I bought my first copy about 8 years ago, and pull it off the shelf once a year or so to freshen up. I always learn something new every time I do.
- tjpick 16y agoI know this as top-down programming.