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by macNchz 3851 days ago
>"Actually, could . . . instead?"

A phrase that so very often tests the self control, patience and will to live of software developers around the world.

2 comments

Eh.

My answer to that question is usually. "Yes, as long as you're willing to pay for it."

I'm not a consultant. "Payment" comes in many flavors.

> "Actually, could . . . also?"

Is the bigger problem. When I hear "instead", I think, "oh good, we can delete a bunch of stuff we don't need anymore", but when I hear "also", I think, "oh crap, not only do we need to add stuff, we need to make the existing stuff more flexible".