First ship
M02 · 9 min
Three-turn iteration
Turn 1 scaffolds. Turn 2 fixes truth. Turn 3 polishes. Stop there.
- 01
Turn 1 — scaffold
Paste the ship brief. Accept a working skeleton. Click every button. Note bugs in a list, not feelings.
- 02
Turn 2 — truth
Fix data, empty states, and the primary flow only. Quote exact UI labels. Prefer “change only X” language.
- 03
Turn 3 — polish
Typography, spacing, mobile overflow, microcopy. Ban new features. Then publish.
Turn 2 repair style
Do not add features. Fix only: 1) [exact bug — what I clicked, what I saw] 2) [second bug] 3) Primary button label should be “[verb]” Keep the same layout structure. Show me what you changed in bullets.
Exercise
Simulate three turns
Without building yet: write the Turn 1 prompt (brief), a fake bug list for Turn 2, and a Turn 3 polish-only prompt.
- Turn 1 = full brief
- Turn 2 lists ≥2 concrete bugs
- Turn 3 forbids new features