Hacker News with Generative AI: Methodology

Verification-First Development (buttondown.com)
A while back I argued on the Blue Site1 that "test-first development" (TFD) was different than "test-driven development" (TDD). The former is "write tests before you write code", the latter is a paradigm, culture, and collection of norms that's based on TFD. More broadly, TFD is a special case of Verification-First Development and TDD is not.
Software Development, Testing, Methodology
65 points by vinipolicena 15 days ago | 24 comments
Vibe Coding Manifesto (vibemanifesto.org)
We are uncovering a new way of building software by embracing AI, iteration, and human intuition.
Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Methodology
15 points by przadka 20 days ago | 2 comments
Append-Only Programming (2024) (iafisher.com)
I have recently adopted a new methodology of software development:
Programming, Software Development, Methodology
83 points by delifue 44 days ago | 50 comments
Product Development Processes You Might Not Have Heard of (2022) (departmentofproduct.com)
According to the Department of Product’s survey data, by far the most popular product development methodology (for our audience at least) is Scrum with 2 week sprints.
Product Development, Agile, Methodology, Surveys
118 points by lgunsch 48 days ago | 29 comments
The 'Mosaic' Method and the Value of CIA Names to U.S. Adversaries (lawfaremedia.org)
CIA, Intelligence, Espionage, National Security, Methodology
19 points by hn_acker 51 days ago | 3 comments
What Agile is Not: or at least what it was never meant to be (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Agile, Software Development, Methodology
12 points by aard 58 days ago | 7 comments
The widely cited studies on mouse vs. keyboard efficiency are completely bogus (danluu.com)
The widely cited studies on mouse vs. keyboard efficiency are completely bogus
Research, Methodology
13 points by fanf2 63 days ago | 0 comments
Discovery Coding (jimmyhmiller.github.io)
Discovery coding is a practice of understanding a problem by writing code first, rather than attempting to do some design process or thinking beforehand.
Programming, Software Development, Methodology
253 points by surprisetalk 64 days ago | 85 comments
Algorithms We Develop Software By (grantslatton.com)
I recently had a conversation with a distinguished tech CEO and engineer. I loved hearing his description of a software development methodology he's occasionally used, and it got me thinking about other heuristics and generalizations.
Software Development, Methodology, Heuristics
269 points by ksec 143 days ago | 81 comments
The Iterative-Hypothesis customer development method (asmartbear.com)
A simple but effective system, used to vet what is now a Unicorn, for generating insights about how your potential customers think, what they need, and what they’ll buy.
Customer Development, Startups, Business, Methodology, Marketing
6 points by handfuloflight 160 days ago | 0 comments
Irreproducible Results (2011) (kk.org)
I claim the scientific method (how we know stuff) will change more in the next 50 years than it has over the last 400 years since its birth.
Science, Research, Methodology
55 points by fsagx 165 days ago | 28 comments
Research in psychology: are we learning anything? (experimental-history.com)
There’s a thought that’s haunted me for years: we’re doing all this research in psychology, but are we learning anything?
Psychology, Research, Science, Methodology
182 points by ctoth 176 days ago | 212 comments
From Myth to Measurement: Rethinking US News and World Report College Rankings (anandsanwal.me)
In the grand theater of American higher education, few performances are as anticipated—or as controversial—as the annual unveiling of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.
Education, Rankings, Higher Education, Methodology
41 points by chmaynard 196 days ago | 72 comments