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Re:Small Imprecise Ask Is a Big Waste of Their Time by chiefalchemist on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @10:50AM (#38264751)
Few users / clients actually know tho'. They think in wants. They think in - because of past disappointments - what they can get. They think in what they think the boss wants. They rarely think in actual biz needs.

You can give them *exactly* what they ask for and still be wrong. The user / client isn't going to admit that. Nah. They'll just play the "Damn IT" card and it'll be back to the drawing board but now with a shit load of tension.

It's best to ask - sooner rather than later.

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Re:Small Imprecise Ask Is a Big Waste of Their Time by another2another on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:36AM (#38275994)
But expecting anybody to know all the details about a request, as well as the consequences to other bits of functionality in a system (especially if it's still being built) is unrealistic.

Most people have a vague idea of the outcome they want, and the reason for it. They also quickly know what they don't want _once they see it_

And that's why agile and iterative development is actually great for GUI based user interactive app development.

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Re:Small Imprecise Ask Is a Big Waste of Their Time by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @10:52PM (#38285671)
well shit, you should just roll over on your back and cry until someone puts a bottle in your mouth then.

One of the advantages of being helpless is not taking responsibility.

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