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How we test an engineering idea.
An experiment starts with a question small enough to test. A useful lab note records the setup, the observation, and what still needs investigation.
A THOUGHTFUL START
Lab notes are in preparation.
There are no public experiments to browse yet. For an example of how we reason through a failure, follow a simulated checkout request after the payment provider stops responding.
Read the payment walkthroughREADING A LAB NOTE
What does the status mean?
- Concept
- A question, a proposed method, and a description of what evidence would answer it.
- Prototype
- A working implementation of a limited scenario. Its note should explain the conditions tested and the limits of the result.
LABS COLLABORATION
Bring a question to the lab.
What behaviour would you like to understand? Describe one scenario, the constraints, and an observation that would change your next decision.