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on 2009-02-25
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Of course none of the code from my prototype ever made it near the real product (thankfully), but that code did something that fancy arguments couldn't do (at least not my fancy arguments), it showed that the idea and product had real potential.
The point of this story, I think, is that you should consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you're not very good at talking or powerpoint. Your code can be a very persuasive argument.
This link has been bookmarked by 11 people . It was first bookmarked on 22 Jan 2009, by awqi zar.
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Russgmail guy satting that working demonstratable code can be better than flashy presentations and gum flapping. Amen!
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Of course none of the code from my prototype ever made it near the real product (thankfully), but that code did something that fancy arguments couldn't do (at least not my fancy arguments), it showed that the idea and product had real potential.
The point of this story, I think, is that you should consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you're not very good at talking or powerpoint. Your code can be a very persuasive argument.
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Adriana Lukasi kinda likes this. it's part of the reason I have been holding back writing too much about Mine! as I am waiting for the code/apps to speak for itself. eventually. :)
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Tristan RivoallanWe did a lot of things wrong during the 2.5 years of pre-launch Gmail development, but one thing we did very right was to always have live code.
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Adaulfo .
The great thing about this process was that I didn't need to sell anyone on my ideas. I would just write the code, release the feature, and watch the response. Usually, everyone (including me) would end up hating whatever it was (especially my ideas), but we always learned something from the experience, and we were able to quickly move on to other ideas. -
Tac AndersonVery cool article by Paul Buchheit, the guy behind Gmail and now FriendFeed. He talks about the iterative process behind writing the code for Gmail. I thought it was a fascinating read, even for a non-coder.
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