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+title: >
+  Working backwards
+pubDate: 2023-07-25
+permalink: >
+  archive/2023/07/25/working-backwards
+tags: []
+---
+
+Today, I did a show-and-tell session with my team where I demonstrated an integration I've been working on for a few months and recently released to production.
+
+The simplified workflow is we collate some data, send it to a third-party system for translation, receive the translated file and import the translations into Drupal's translation system.
+
+## Where did I start?
+
+The first thing I did was not to collate the data and generate the file but to send a minimal, hard-coded version of the contents to the third-party system.
+
+I'd have started with the code to import the translated strings if I hadn't already done this in an earlier spike.
+
+This allowed me to send the file, check the response from the third party and ensure they could work with that file type and my proposed content structure.
+
+If needed, I could have changed direction and avoided investing much time. This wouldn't have been the case if I'd left this until the end of the process.
+
+I also have a working end-to-end test, and I can send a file and get the response I need.
+
+What if I'd written all the code and discovered something wouldn't work?
+
+## What next?
+
+Now, I can work backwards and start to make the content dynamic.
+
+I can introduce more authentic and complicated data, remove the hard-coded test data, and check that things still work.
+
+I still have the quick feedback loop, as I can always send the data to the third-party system and verify things work as I iterate on my implementation.
+
+With the main pieces of the puzzle in place, I can continue building and filling in the others.
+
+Once I have a complete feature with all the pieces in place, I can refactor as needed.
+
+I still have the same finished puzzle - I just built it in a different order.