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A comment on Specifications Are the New API Between Product and Engineering.
Tom Smykowski: Yes, yes that's right.
Bob Porter: Well then I just have to ask why can't the customers take them directly to the software people?
Smykowski: Well, I'll tell you why, because, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.
Slydell: So you physically take the specs from the customer?
Smykowski: Well... No. My secretary does that, or they're faxed.
Porter: So then you must physically bring them to the software people?
Smykowski: Well. No-- Ah sometimes!
Slydell: What would you say you do here...?
Smykowski: (shouting) Engineers are not good with people! I'm a people person!
Tom Smykowski: Yes, yes that's right.
Bob Porter: Well then I just have to ask why can't the customers take them directly to the software people?
Smykowski: Well, I'll tell you why, because, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.
Slydell: So you physically take the specs from the customer?
Smykowski: Well... No. My secretary does that, or they're faxed.
Porter: So then you must physically bring them to the software people?
Smykowski: Well. No-- Ah sometimes!
Slydell: What would you say you do here...?
Smykowski: (shouting) Engineers are not good with people! I'm a people person!