The conflict between describing X vs Y is also about a few things: - the size of signal: asking a pointed (Y) question saves typing/reading/etc. in some situat

The conflict between describing X vs Y is also about a few things: - the size of signal: asking a pointed (Y) question saves typing/reading/etc. in some situations - saving the person time and showing that you came to them after some thought (rather than with the original problem) Asking Y can quickly become about X even if you begin by asking Y. e.g. Y: where do I find the foo.bar config value X: I need to implement feature to _k_