Re:If it's a nice problem to have, don't solve it now
by greggyb on Monday August 10, 2020 @02:13PM
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It's a matter of tense. I think we're all agreeing in this sub-thread.
I am focusing (perhaps too much) on the tense issues. Without tense, "no password reset mechanism", to continue using the same example, represents a problem state.
If something is a problem, it exists in the present.
If something will be a problem, with any contingency or timeline, then by definition it is not yet a problem.
Even in your own phrasing, the tense issue becomes clear:
> Yes, he doesn't have the problem now, because he's got no users, so indeed, having to reset the passwords of existing users would be a "nice to have" problem.
Specifically "... would be a "nice to have" problem." This indicates that it is not a problem, rather that it can become a problem.
I am focusing (perhaps too much) on the tense issues. Without tense, "no password reset mechanism", to continue using the same example, represents a problem state.
If something is a problem, it exists in the present.
If something will be a problem, with any contingency or timeline, then by definition it is not yet a problem.
Even in your own phrasing, the tense issue becomes clear:
> Yes, he doesn't have the problem now, because he's got no users, so indeed, having to reset the passwords of existing users would be a "nice to have" problem.
Specifically "... would be a "nice to have" problem." This indicates that it is not a problem, rather that it can become a problem.