>That's true if you are building something tangible. In product (prototype) development, there's a maxim that's followed by a lot of people "Plan to throw the

>That's true if you are building something tangible. In product (prototype) development, there's a maxim that's followed by a lot of people "Plan to throw the first one away" or something to that effect. Sure, it may not work for every case. But, for lots of projects, it's useful to accept the notion that you will learn enough building the first one to get more value out of throwing it away than by keeping it. There are just too many things that can't be seen without a (probably) unattainable level of diligence.