That might work on how a particular feature works (e.g. does the word count include symbols that have spaces either side of them?). If you're talking about the

That might work on how a particular feature works (e.g. does the word count include symbols that have spaces either side of them?). If you're talking about the fundamentally changing the architecture and user interface of a program that takes a multi-person team to build, never mind one that the government want run by millions of people, you'd usually end up with less leeway.