This is also pretty good advice for game design/development too. With the added benefit that if you make the first level/area/battle last, then you'll have enou

This is also pretty good advice for game design/development too. With the added benefit that if you make the first level/area/battle last, then you'll have enough experience with the setup to make a really strong first impression. But yeah, I do this for both writing and programming, at least to some degree.