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This. I've seen to many times how some people ask direct question which doesn't have simple answer. So they instead get answer with some context, questions and
by Zvez 4y ago
This. I've seen to many times how some people ask direct question which doesn't have simple answer. So they instead get answer with some context, questions and conditional statements.
It happens often when question goes through 'occupation boundaries'. Eg you are manager (judging by 'my experience is with SWEs') and you ask 'simple' direct question from swe "can you implement this feature". And instead you get wall of text. Which might be frustrating, but is it SWE to blame?
- wildrhythms 4y agoIndeed, any SWE manager asking 'Can you implement this?' and not expecting a wall of followup questions, conditionals, and background context is out of their depth.
- theonething 4y ago> a wall of followup questions, conditionals, and background context is out of their depth. Really? I hate long discussions so I try to answer my questions as succinctly as possible. In this case, if I think I can implement, I'll simply say yes. If not, I'll say no and give the reasons why. I guess I'm out of my depth?