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Designing your own PCBs

lcamtuf’s thing • 2166 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Electronics Manufacturing Tools Prototyping
  1. Designing your own PCB allows for faster iteration on new designs compared to ordering custom circuit boards.
  2. KiCad is a recommended tool for designing hobby PCBs due to its extensive library of footprints and open-source nature.
  3. Consider important factors like component placement, trace widths, and manufacturing constraints for successful PCB layout.

How to Get From Zero to Prototype in 5 Days

CodeLink’s Substack • 58 implied HN points • 25 May 23
🕹 Technology Design Prototyping Collaboration Product Development
  1. Learn how to go from zero to prototype in just five days using an async design sprint.
  2. Key elements of a design sprint team include Facilitator, Timekeeper, Bus Driver, Decider, and Interviewer.
  3. Daily schedule for a design sprint includes warm-up sessions, group collaboration, individual work periods, and sync-up meetings to stay on track.
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Week 33 - 🚀 The Ultimate Guide to Prototyping for Product Managers: Mastering the Art of Reducing Uncertainty in Product Development 🎯

The Product Channel By Sid Saladi • 33 implied HN points • 02 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Prototyping Tools User Feedback Product Development
  1. Prototyping is crucial for product development to validate concepts, identify issues, and refine designs
  2. Different types of prototypes include paper prototypes, wireframes, static mockups, clickable prototypes, and more
  3. Best practices for prototyping involve defining goals, choosing the right type of prototype, recruiting the right users, preparing a test plan, setting context, using appropriate tools, encouraging feedback, and staying open to feedback

[Zero To Python] Day 4 - Faking The Screens

Brian Knapp’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Programming Software Development Prototyping Python Coding
  1. Faking screens in software development involves creating realistic-looking interfaces without complex functionality.
  2. Starting ugly in programming means quickly putting together something intentionally messy to learn and iterate faster.
  3. Use print statements and simple design elements to fake screens in your programming projects.

🎓 What `MVP` actually means; Horizontal vs. Vertical scaling

Become a Senior Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 21 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Scaling Engineering Infrastructure Prototyping
  1. An MVP is about focusing on value, not just products. It's delivering the earliest testable product to get feedback early and iterate quickly.
  2. For scaling, vertical scaling increases power of a single server, while horizontal scaling adds more servers for flexibility. Each has its pros and cons to consider.
  3. When choosing between vertical and horizontal scaling, think about expected growth, architectural needs, maintenance, team capabilities, and cost to make the best decision for your project.

Building on a Subnet solution by Ava Labs

CodeLink’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 12 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Blockchain Developers Gaming Tools Prototyping
  1. Avalanche Subnets allow developers to create customized blockchains for specific needs, enhancing performance and security.
  2. Using Kurtosis makes setting up Avalanche Subnets quicker and simpler for deploying blockchain applications.
  3. Developers can easily deploy and play multiplayer games on a local Avalanche subnet with step-by-step guidance.