On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Jack J. Woehr <[email protected]> wrote:

> Massimo Biancucci wrote:
>
>> I don't know exactly what the application programmers need, they asked me
>> to know if there's a possibility.
>>
>> I'll investigate deeper to understand if it's a real need
>>
> There's the lesson! "Never listen to the application programmers until you
> know what they are actually trying to do." :)


​What I ask is usually not "what are you trying to _do_" but "what are you
trying to _accomplish_". Gets around their assumption that what they are
_doing_ is the right thing, if only they could. Never answer the question:
"How do I clean the dishes using a vacuum cleaner?"​ Of course, this goes
against the standard aphorism: "When all you have is a hammer, everything
looks like a nail."



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