Prototyping — Gordon Brander
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Prototypes are something you build to convince yourself. Demos are something you build to convince others.
Prototypes are something you build to convince yourself. Demos are something you build to convince others. You build a prototype to answer a question. What is the question your prototype answers? When you define this question, it shows you what you should build and what you should fake. When prototyping, think of the cheapest way to answer your question. There is an even cheaper way to answer your question. In industrial design, there are "looks-like" prototypes and "works-like" prototypes. Looks-like: car chassis, painted, finished, without an engine. Works-like: engine without a car.…
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