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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by abraae on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:50PM (#18348732)
I agree with the sentiment though I'd reword it as "developers need to know that their understanding is correct at all times".

This is uncontroversial, we can't build things well if our understanding is wrong, whether of user requirements, budget/political process, technology, existing infrastructure/whatever.

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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by gnulinux on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:58PM (#18348792)
Sure, "developers need to know that their understanding is correct at all times", this describes most if not all developers I know but this is hardly a bad thing and in the conversation above this was used in a bad connotation ("that doesn’t exactly brew the best atmosphere"). I'm even more confused now.
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