• 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    2 天前

    Sure but as I said, that’s a knowledge question and not an engineering problem to solve. They’re very different and unless you work in software consulting, you’re not gonna get a problem that looks remotely like that from a client.

    • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 天前

      You actually get them all the time, because the programmer is more deeply knowledgeable about the features they wrote and can identify gaps better.

      Boss: “Can we move the widget to the left side of the page?”

      Programmer: “Sure but that means when the sidebar opens it will obscure the widget, making it hard to see both at the same time. Do we want that?”

      Boss: “Hmm I didn’t consider that. Let me ask the UX team what they think.”

      • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        2 天前

        “Can we move the widget to the left side of the page” is not in the same category as “what is a hash” though?

        • hirihit640@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 天前

          I don’t think the “what is a hash” question was a great example, but paired with the rest of the comment and context, I understood their point