*The idea is to perform a task and produce a demo-able deliverable as quickly as you can in 30 mins. Then 1 hour. Then a day. Then a week.*
The idea is to force people to explore the fastest possible solution first.
I think this can help:
- analysis paralysis - you have to pick your library/framework/technology/approach super fast. There is so much choice and this can help force a quick decision and accelerate the learning by doing rather than by reading. - motivation - you feel the rush of a deadline in the first day...instead of the "I wish I had more time" feeling just before the deadline. - "it couldn't be that simple" - sometimes things can be really simple...especially if you step outside of your existing tech stack / process. There might be a library out there that does everything for you...but you embarked on a roll-your-own approach that has taken you months. This forces you to explore the quickest modern solution that you might have disregarded.
I haven't tried it yet, but was interested if anyone has tried something similar.