This is similar to or the same as "throw away the first thing you did" often this can be throw away the second, too, if you want. I totally agree, and I work i

This is similar to or the same as "throw away the first thing you did" often this can be throw away the second, too, if you want. I totally agree, and I work in a similar way. I find that the time I gain down the road drastically makes up for the time spent on the prototypes. This doesn't apply to every problem, mind you - I only advise this type of working either if you really want to understand something, or if you have a good hunch it is going to be used for a while (or may be). One off scripts, there's not much gain - just get them working. Code that is part of a system, absolutely. It should be done this way. Throw it away - and maybe throw it away again.