From my experience, most people have only the vaguest idea of what they want, and no clue about the contradictions or other problems inherent in their idea. Tha

From my experience, most people have only the vaguest idea of what they want, and no clue about the contradictions or other problems inherent in their idea. That is the real value that a good software engineer provides - finding and interpreting the requirements of a person who doesn't understand software, so that someone who does can build the right thing.