Prototypes are very valuable as long as you know to throw them away and build the real thing. The unfortunate aspect of many business environments is that low k

Prototypes are very valuable as long as you know to throw them away and build the real thing. The unfortunate aspect of many business environments is that low knowledge outsiders see something "working" and demand that it be thrown into production for [insert business speak reasons]. Tech debt isn't always a decision made by the subject matter experts.