Small slices are the key
Lots of small slices grow into big features so start small. Teams always want to produce a version of the app as soon as possible.… Read More »Small slices are the key
Lots of small slices grow into big features so start small. Teams always want to produce a version of the app as soon as possible.… Read More »Small slices are the key
You will learn as you go, so stop procrastinating and start. I’ve found that teams either start building too soon, or take too long to… Read More »Just start already.
Focus on making a lovable product, not ‘minimum’ component. I always get nervous when students say they’re focusing on building the ‘minimum viable product’ (MVP).… Read More »Promote simple, lovable, complete to your students
Your students gain a lot from developing their work in thin slices I’ve covered a number of ways to look at slicing product development the… Read More »Creating thin slices has many benefits
Build thin vertical slices of the application to learn more quickly In the previous post I wrote about possible ways to expand thin slices of… Read More »Teach students to develop thin slices across relevant layers of the app
Arrange delivery of thin slices into a whole feature; show your work and be patient Last week I mentioned that teaching students to think in… Read More »Teach students to grow thin slices into features
Thin slices make the work more manageable and progress more visible I want to dig deeper into the notion of thin slices of work. There… Read More »Teach Students to Develop Thin Slices of their Application
Align people on features instead of front and back end work. Whoever devised the terms ‘front-end’ and ‘back-end’, as well as ‘full-stack developer’ has a… Read More »Front-end and back-end sub-teams are a bad idea
Thin slices speed up learning, and are less challenging Thin slices have so many good aspects to them when building applications. You are focusing on… Read More »Teach students that thin slices are best
It’s all guesswork for student teams, so have them start to learn more. The only time you know how long something will take is when… Read More »Teach students to stop estimating, and just start the work