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    I had a fairly significant edit in order to make this hopefully more on topic. I think it's a fascinating question and one I'm hoping people are able to answer effectively! Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 15:40
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    Read Hackers and The Mythical Man Month. There is quite a bit of material in there - I'm not sure it will fit in an answer in here. Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 15:42
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    The "Tag - Question" style question titles are discouraged on Stack Exchange. Please leave the title as it is. Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 15:52
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    There was no compile/fix cycle like your question suggests. You didn't create a rope memory, test it and then redo it if it didn't work; you got it right the first time. Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 16:09
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    @RobertHarvey you HOPE HOPE HOPE you get it right the first time. Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 16:12