
3.2.1 Prototyping is a learning process
The sooner it begins, the closer you will be to the released product. The proto
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type shows you what works and, most important, what doesn’t. You need this
affirmation or denial of the path you’ve chosen. It is far better to discover a
faulty assumption early and suffer only a minor setback than to spend months
in development meetings unaware of the Mother of All Design Flaws waiting
to ambush you three weeks before the deadline.
3.2.2 Early prototyping reduces risk
Suppose you have something concrete that you can point to, and say “It’s
going to look like this.” If you can show it to trusted users to get their ...