| // Just before switching jobs: | |
| // Add one of these. | |
| // Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge. | |
| // | |
| // This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public", | |
| // and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions. | |
| // I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here. | |
| // | |
| // Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_, | |
| // @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant, |
Ideas are cheap. Make a prototype, sketch a CLI session, draw a wireframe. Discuss around concrete examples, not hand-waving abstractions. Don't say you did something, provide a URL that proves it.
Nothing is real until it's being used by a real user. This doesn't mean you make a prototype in the morning and blog about it in the evening. It means you find one person you believe your product will help and try to get them to use it.