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There's a quote along the lines of: "An amateur will build what you want and an expert will build what you need."
by ayewo 4y ago
There's a quote along the lines of:
"An amateur will build what you want and an expert will build what you need."
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoYeah, but the problem is that there are too many customers who refuse to believe that they need what you tell them and then blame you when you deliver what they asked for.
- lazyasciiart 4y agoYes, the quote could be updated in a couple of ways. I like "An amateur will try to build what you asked for, a professional will deliver it, and a psychic would have built what you want".
- Terr_ 4y agoCaveat: Sometimes what the client needs is a cheap and low-quality solution. Sometimes.
- selcuka 4y agoAn expert should be able to deliver that too. It might require outsourcing the task to make it cheaper, though.
- iancmceachern 4y agoSimilar saying in engineering: Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.” ... “The fewer moving parts, the better.