undefined | Better HN

0 pointsthe_af5y ago0 comments

Yes, but this often occurs a few months or years into production, way too late to throw it away.

I've never written a prototype, nor seen one written, in actual businesses. I've never had an employer with the patience to let me play with a prototype either.

0 comments

nine_k5y ago

If it happens years into production, especially after the load has increased or requirements have changed, it is a legitimate version 2 :)

the_afOP5y ago

> it is a legitimate version 2

Maybe, but then the previous one was version 1, not a prototype. I've never seen people actually write prototypes, nor management accept time invested on writing prototypes, in any job I've had.

Prototypes always directly become version 1 on production, unless of course the whole project gets canceled mid-development.

_y5hn5y ago

I've seen rewrites introducing massive bughunts and upsetting customers without improving too much. I've also seen customers expecting and even relying on old bugs for comfort.

Rewrite is always a business decision and need legitimate reasons. You rarely have those reasons, knowledge and time between projects.

nine_k5y ago

I like to remember how eBay have rewritten their backend three times.

Not because the previous version was wrong, but because it became inadequate as business grew and requirements changed.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

nine_k5y ago

If it happens years into production, especially after the load has increased or requirements have changed, it is a legitimate version 2 :)

the_afOP5y ago

> it is a legitimate version 2

Maybe, but then the previous one was version 1, not a prototype. I've never seen people actually write prototypes, nor management accept time invested on writing prototypes, in any job I've had.

Prototypes always directly become version 1 on production, unless of course the whole project gets canceled mid-development.

_y5hn5y ago

I've seen rewrites introducing massive bughunts and upsetting customers without improving too much. I've also seen customers expecting and even relying on old bugs for comfort.

Rewrite is always a business decision and need legitimate reasons. You rarely have those reasons, knowledge and time between projects.

nine_k5y ago

I like to remember how eBay have rewritten their backend three times.

Not because the previous version was wrong, but because it became inadequate as business grew and requirements changed.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse