Timeline for When creating quick prototypes, is it better to use the language you are going to use in the end?
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| Jul 20, 2010 at 19:38 | vote | accept | Ólafur Waage | ||
| Jul 14, 2010 at 21:52 | comment | added | Tetrad | @Rachel Well sure, which is why I prefaced the entire question with "it depends". | |
| Jul 14, 2010 at 21:33 | comment | added | Rachel Blum | Unless you want to prove performance, language choice doesn't matter for proving out tech, either. I.e. to answer the question "Would this work at all", a quick scripted prototype can give you all the answers you need. | |
| Jul 14, 2010 at 19:31 | comment | added | gradbot | @jessecurry, I love how you said "help prevent." I've seen prototyped Ruby code go life in a few days along with installing ruby support on the hosting servers. | |
| Jul 14, 2010 at 19:23 | comment | added | jessecurry | One thing to add, using a language other than the final target language will prevent your prototype from becoming production code. You may want to take that into consideration when thinking of the politics of your company. | |
| Jul 14, 2010 at 19:21 | history | answered | Tetrad | CC BY-SA 2.5 |