Prototyping on the Clearleft podcast

The latest episode of the Clearleft podcast is live and it���s all about prototyping.

There���s a bit of a narrative thread in there about airplanes, kicked off by a great story Benjamin tells about testing a physical prototype ���of the inside of a transatlantic airliner. Lorenzo recounts his story of mocking up a fake CMS with readily-available tools. And Trys tells of a progressive web app he whipped up for our friends at Suffolk Libraries. There���s even a bit about Hack Farm in there too.

But just to make sure it isn���t too much of a Clearleft love-in, I also interviewed an outside expert: Adekunle Oduye. It was very kind of him to give up his time, especially considering he had just moved house ���in a pandemic!

There are some great words of wisdom, immortalised in the transcript:

Prototypical code isn���t production code. It���s quick and it���s often a little bit dirty and it���s not really fit for purpose in that final deliverable. But it���s also there to be inspiring and to gather a team and show that something is possible.

���Trys

If you���re building something and you���re not really sure if it���s a right solution, use the word prototype versus design, because I feel like when people say design, that���s like the end result.

���Adekunle

I always think of a prototype as a prop. It���s something to look at, something to prod. And ideally you���re trying to work out what works and what doesn���t.

��� Benjamin

The whole episode is just over 21 minutes long. Have a listen and enjoy the stories.

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