The idea of iterative development
Most practitioners in the world of software development are used to the ideals behind agile methodologies. There are dozens of agile frameworks designed to help you manage software, or really, any project with the aim of creating some useful product. One thing they consistently have in common is the idea of iterative development. The development effort is broken down into smaller, simpler tasks called an iteration. At the end of each iteration, we should have some usable product. This is important!
You might think about making a car, but think truly about the research and development that went into the first cars. Our main concern at that time was to produce a vehicle to take us from point A to some distant point B in a manner that was faster and more efficient than using a domesticated animal.
We already know about the wheel, so let’s entertain at a somewhat comical level the process your average software developer might use if they were...
