[ehutch79]

False equivalence.

You planning 'how to put fuel in a nulean aircraft carrier'.

For most software projects the equivalent question being asked is 'can you put some fuel in this thing we have'.

When asking things like * what kind of fuel * is the thing a container or a vehicle * etc

The response is often 'isn't it obvious, you're the developer you should know'.

Can you tell I'm in the middle of training coworkers to offer up proper requirements.

[darkr]

Very true; to expand on this metaphor, past experience has lead me to ask “does this thing actually need fuel, or is it in fact a bicycle?”; aka: please give me the full context - what are you actually trying to achieve and why?

[uygarpe]

I'm going to steal this if you don't mind.

[ehutch79]

feel free to