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Re:Ask HN: Are my expectations on code quality and professio... by onion2k on Friday June 05, 2020 @09:31AM (#23428270)
Yes it does. The clue is in the name - prototyping. A prototype is only supposed to prove the concept works; it doesn't need to be good.

The problem is that most companies can't do prototyping because they don't have the resources. They build a prototype, and then they don't throw it away and build the proper version and they use as production.

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Re:Ask HN: Are my expectations on code quality and professio... by brain5ide on Friday June 05, 2020 @09:48AM (#23428470)
I was hoping to see the word 'protoduction' in your comment.
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Re:Ask HN: Are my expectations on code quality and professio... by jbn on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:20PM (#23430252)
This is such a good word, great find!

There are so many things in production that are prototypes (even when people/companies cannot allow themselves to recognize them as such...), having a word for this pattern is great.

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