Leveling Up from Planning to Production
summary
Four concrete techniques and how they actually play out: write a roadmap of blocking questions instead of hacking first (ask first solve later); post notes, subtasks, Slack threads and gists while investigating (share findings as you discover them); run real executable prototypes — unit tests, draft PRs, or a standalone Ruby script with bundler inline and in‑memory SQLite to iterate quickly (make code executable); and ship with explicit SQL checks, metrics and post‑deploy validation. Example: a split_names prototype runs but fails for multi‑part names, so document the check and rollback plan.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:30Ask-first solve-later technique
- 8:24Share findings early
- 12:58Make code executable
- 17:52Post-deployment validation
- 23:55Q&A
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