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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by danmaz74 on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:14PM (#20016014)
When somebody presents me with a new shiny solution to a hard problem describing it as a silver bullet, I immediately become suspicious. So, it depends a lot on how good Pat says that Y is.
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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by zachrose on Sunday May 26, 2019 @06:36PM (#20018021)
Do these people actually say, “this is a silver bullet” or is that your interpretation? Does this mean is pat undersells you on Y you might be more receptive?
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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by danmaz74 on Monday May 27, 2019 @04:39AM (#20020453)
It's not about underselling, it's about showing awareness that there are always tradeoffs. I'm much more receptive when they did their due diligence about those and the risks for the project.
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