Few seem to realize that source code is but the most thorough "blueprint" of the product. That compilation - to wit construction of the actual product from the blueprint - is nigh unto instant and free means everyone overlooks it as the actual construction process, akin to actually building a bridge from detailed plans (except you get one shot at building a bridge, while you can recompile every few minutes). Ergo, "analysis", at greatest detail, _is_ coding. That we iterate so much comes from the continued newness of the technology and the relative complexity of the products; bridges are well-understood and iterating the design of one is minimal.

To the site's point (or missing thereof), the notion of "don't start coding until the analysis is complete" is a gross misunderstanding that coding IS analysis.

The inanity of reinventing the waterfall model is obvious to HN readers.