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Re:Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software by analog31 on Sunday June 18, 2023 @04:03PM (#36383878)
You can still get away with these things if your only user is yourself or maybe a small handful of non-enterprise folks. This could be why the so called "scientific" programmer feels like they can be as productive as a team of 10+ software developers.

And also why the most frequent request from the users is: Please don't change anything.

The principal-agent problem looms large in software.

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Re:Imaginary Problems Are the Root of Bad Software by hutzlibu on Sunday June 18, 2023 @07:12PM (#36385510)
"And also why the most frequent request from the users is: Please don't change anything."

I think it is: "Please don't change anything I did not request"

(who does not hate updates that break your workflow?)

But they usually very much like changes, that makes life easier for them. Best way to find out, is to watch them using your tool and talk with them.

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