Comments on: Reason 1 of 6 – Design As You Go http://thetoolsmiths.org/2009/08/24/reason-1-of-6-design-as-you-go/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:08:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David McGraw http://thetoolsmiths.org/2009/08/24/reason-1-of-6-design-as-you-go/comment-page-1/#comment-547 David McGraw Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:43:25 +0000 http://toolssig.wordpress.com/?p=336#comment-547 I'm currently seeing this in action where I work at now (movie-animation studio). Just busting in the door for the first time, it's amazing to see how little technical design effort goes toward tools development. It's the nature of the beast. Overcome, adapt, and iterate. I’m currently seeing this in action where I work at now (movie-animation studio). Just busting in the door for the first time, it’s amazing to see how little technical design effort goes toward tools development. It’s the nature of the beast. Overcome, adapt, and iterate.

]]> By: Anders Elfgren http://thetoolsmiths.org/2009/08/24/reason-1-of-6-design-as-you-go/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Anders Elfgren Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:52:19 +0000 http://toolssig.wordpress.com/?p=336#comment-516 I agree with most of what you say. One way to solve is the way you imply (at least I think you do :) ), i.e. have the designers really design the tool first - then let the tools programmer follow the design as he or she implements it. In my experience (three years of tools development at Avalanche Studios), it is VERY difficult to understand all the requirements of a tool before you start to use it, or even starting the implementation. I wrote a full response here: http://anderselfgren.blogspot.com/2009/08/tools-design-as-you-go.html I agree with most of what you say. One way to solve is the way you imply (at least I think you do :) ), i.e. have the designers really design the tool first – then let the tools programmer follow the design as he or she implements it.

In my experience (three years of tools development at Avalanche Studios), it is VERY difficult to understand all the requirements of a tool before you start to use it, or even starting the implementation.

I wrote a full response here:
http://anderselfgren.blogspot.com/2009/08/tools-design-as-you-go.html

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