The idea of building a Minimum Viable Product comes to mind, especially if there’s an externally imposed deadline. Some of the timed tests I’ve done for IT classes seem like purer examples of this than I’d expect to see in the real world—with some types of grading, you can’t get a passing grade unless your thing /works/, and extra features don’t count for much of anything unless your basic part is working.
The idea of building a Minimum Viable Product comes to mind, especially if there’s an externally imposed deadline. Some of the timed tests I’ve done for IT classes seem like purer examples of this than I’d expect to see in the real world—with some types of grading, you can’t get a passing grade unless your thing /works/, and extra features don’t count for much of anything unless your basic part is working.
The Arctic Expedition thought experiment also sounds similar.