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From: Walter Banks
Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 12:22

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On 2018-05-16 2:13 PM, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> Hell is . . .

Being told that they can't afford the time to do all the steps like,

- Design then write
- Functional requirements (Not in that order)
- Testing

The worst is mind based requirements. I really should have taken "Mind 
reading 101"

Even worst "I don't know what I want but make it happen"

or "I can't tell you who the customer is or what they need, but it has 
to be delivered"

I have learned a lot about NDA and doing projects for customers.

They range from "Don't tell and I won't tell, lets get the project done" to
"I own everything you do or think of by all members of the next 3 
generations in your family"

You know the first NDA project will work just fine and the second will 
be a disaster.

w..

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