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by gavmor 666 days ago
"Write everything twice" is sometimes called a "spike."[0]

> A spike is a product development method originating from extreme programming that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.

In my career, I have often spiked a solution, thrown it away, and then written a test to drive out a worthy implementation.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_(software_development)