From proof-of-concept to production
Shyam exclaimed, “We have completed developing an entire application in three weeks meant for the proof-of-concept. This would have taken around six months without the help of vibe coding.” That was two months ago. The solution is still not live. Was there a lack of motivation with the team? Did they lose steam after the first demo version was built? Probably, it’s neither. In the industry, we see this as a trend, especially in this era of vibe coding. The first workable application in the development environment takes only 20% of the time, while making it production-ready consumes 80% of the time. https://hackmd.io/@alexaa34/S1Vga3XWzl https://medium.com/@alexharris59600/from-proof-of-concept-to-production-c1c713e900ad The challenges of the journey from proof of concept (POC) to production are often underestimated. This week, I list the features of the production-grade solution that developers often overlook when building a POC. User management An application intended for an init...