>> People in businesses don't want to write specs because they're worried about being blamed for them being incorrect True, crucial point. This also explains a

>> People in businesses don't want to write specs because they're worried about being blamed for them being incorrect True, crucial point. This also explains a lot of developer behaviour. Specs are kind of like legal agreements. You can shake hands on a deal, and that works as long as things don't get adversarial. If things are adversarial, highly specified contracts are what you need. What you can achieve with one isn't like what you can achieve with another.