Conclusion: From Prototype to Product
Renaud Marlet · 2012
Specialization uses specific concepts and tools that need to be well mastered. This chapter on From Prototype to Product examines two points of view: performance and productivity. They generate different expectations and have different influences on the prospects of the diffusion of specialization. The chapter first discusses the race for performance, which does not appear very productive from the viewpoint of optimization. Next, the chapter deals with the perspective of productivity improvement, i.e. software engineering. Then, it focuses on difficulties for investing in software engineering tools. The chapter revolves around the topic of niche uses that lead to systematic benefits. Finally, the chapter analyzes the development of a specialization platform, which is still a difficult task for which the right “economic” model is probably the community-based development of open-source software.