From: david.brown@hesbynett.no   
      
   On 22/12/2022 17:30, Julio Di Egidio wrote:   
   > On Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 16:50:49 UTC+1, David Brown wrote:   
   >> On 22/12/2022 01:05, Julio Di Egidio wrote:   
   >>> On Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 01:01:08 UTC+1, Mike Terry wrote:   
   >>>> On 21/12/2022 21:54, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> kind of most natural definition, at least to me.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That is unambiguous, but to my mind not at all what is wanted   
   >>>   
   >>> You just dont get it, do you? This is (comp.)programming   
   >>> where guesswork is a *capital sin*.   
   >>   
   >> Programming is all about trying to guess what the customer actually   
   >> wanted, rather than what they asked for! :-)   
   >   
   > Utter nonsense of the usual kind and an entire industry down the drain.   
   >   
   > No, we are rather supposed to *elicit* requirements... which is just the   
   > tip of the (software) analysis iceberg.   
   >   
      
   Perhaps I should have put the smiley in a bigger font?   
      
   Of course the correct way to do things is to work with the customer to   
   establish the requirements and specifications that everyone is happy   
   with, and then code to those specifications.   
      
   And if it turns out that the specifications were unclear, you clarify   
   them, rather than guessing.   
      
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