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"About six months before Next was due to open I hired a single programmer and laid out visually, as a flow chart, what the system needed to do. Talk about a le
by al2o3cr 12y ago
"About six months before Next was due to open I hired a single programmer and laid out visually, as a flow chart, what the system needed to do. Talk about a lean start up model!"
Talk about a waterfall, you mean. Complete with the "OH FUCK WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE" crisis at the end when things have slipped...
- tptacek 12y agoKokonas isn't a software developer; he was a prop trader and then a restaurant owner. The fact that they pulled this off at all is impressive; it's actually even more impressive given that they did it with a less effective project management methodology.
- nkokonas 12y agowell in fairness I had a bit of experience in software design -- ancient but relevant. We are redoing the entirety of the site now... keeping the good, improving the rest.
- tptacek 12y agoWill trade security assessment for one meal.
- sachinag 12y agoI would trade cash money for you two to do a podcast / text interview.
- hft_throwaway 12y agoHear, hear.
- quadyeast 12y agoFYI - https://www.nextrestaurant.com/website/tos https://www.nextrestaurant.com/website/tos starts off with <<<<<<< HEAD ======= >>>>>>> parent of b836bf2... testing
- stox 12y agoIn many cases, the software isn't the issue, having a clear vision of the problem to be solved is the issue. It appears that Kokonas had an exceptionally clear vision of the problem and executed accordingly. The legendary "Perfect Spec".
- tptacek 12y agoThat's what you get when you write a software spec while slamming Black Truffle Explosions.