I once worked on a small software project with two other people, and because the requirements and restrictions were so rigid, we didn't have to do much more tha

I once worked on a small software project with two other people, and because the requirements and restrictions were so rigid, we didn't have to do much more than work out a UI - the system itself was pretty straightforward to implement. Thus, we figured out what each of us had done before or had a good working knowledge of and started coding. Currently, I'm working on a much larger project with one other person. Our strategy so far is to try something, figure out why it didn't work, and then try something different. It reminds me of what one of my former math teachers told me: "Whatever you do, don't just stare at the problem. Do something, even if you know it's wrong."