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Re:A word used only by Postgres developers by dredmorbius on Thursday March 10, 2022 @10:14PM (#30635692)
The XY Problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem

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Re:A word used only by Postgres developers by squeaky-clean on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:22PM (#30642890)
Yep! When I first heard of this it was phrased as "the chainsaw problem".

"Hey can I borrow your chainsaw?"

"Sure, you need the gas powered one or the electric one?"

"Oh I'm not sure, which one would be best for cutting my hair?"

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