Re:Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software
by codegeek on Sunday June 18, 2023 @01:44PM
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""Will this work for 1000 simultaneous users?""
Whenever someone asks me this question, I reply with a question "How many simultaneous users do you/we have today and what is our projection say for 12-18 months from now ?". If the answer is not clear, I tell them not to worry yet. If the answer is very clear but numbers are much smaller today (say 5-10), then I challenge them on where they think they/we could be in 12-18 months. A lot of times, it helps the other side see that they are mostly asking "How long is a piece of string".
Whenever someone asks me this question, I reply with a question "How many simultaneous users do you/we have today and what is our projection say for 12-18 months from now ?". If the answer is not clear, I tell them not to worry yet. If the answer is very clear but numbers are much smaller today (say 5-10), then I challenge them on where they think they/we could be in 12-18 months. A lot of times, it helps the other side see that they are mostly asking "How long is a piece of string".