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leecommamichaelyesterday at 6:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

What is the downside of using them to prototype? to generate throwaway code? What do we lose if we default to that behavior?


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gpmyesterday at 7:24 PM

Time wasted on failed prototypes? Understanding that could have been generated by the act of prototyping?

Doesn't mean you shouldn't ever do so, but there are tradeoffs that become obvious as soon as you start attempting it.

j2kunyesterday at 7:21 PM

Read the article, which discusses this already, and maybe respond to that.