Flipping The Bozo Bit

What if you were required to write a prototype for every significant development of your software system? In this episode: Prototypes as the only means of proposal New, bootstrappy architectures vs old, established architectures Prototype the non-code parts of the problem Prototypes as risk management for legacy, debt-encrusted systems Can you really prototype a monolithic mountain of madness? No prototyping without loose coupling? What is a prototype anyway? Distributed architectures and prototyping Prototype first as an antidote to the monolith A paper prototype is misleading Prototypes reveal the hidden horror beneath a beautiful diagram The value of a pre-prototype discussion Wherefore art thou estimation? Changing the meaning of change Prototypes: the enemy of status-quo or the safest way to grow? Download MP3