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This is full of very serious answers. I thought this was a rhetorical question to highlight the tendency of software developers to mismanage risk. I feel like

This is full of very serious answers. I thought this was a rhetorical question to highlight the tendency of software developers to mismanage risk. I feel like no matter what the answer is, the questioner could just throw another "But what if..." on top of it. Set a post-it note saying "Water here". But what if a Black Hat gains access to the coffee machine and moves the sign? Etc. You can't win unless you know what the questioner wanted to hear. I guess that makes it a good interview question.

iaskwhy 14y ago
Adding to that, regarding a comment on that thread: "It'll probably still be gotten wrong by the same people who push on 'pull' doors". Culture is very important. In my native language, 'push' actually means pull! I will always get that wrong unless the design is good, meaning there's only one handle and it's on the side you actually need to pull. If there's an handle and the word 'push' just by its side than I'm going to pull it no matter what.
- limmeau 14y ago
  What language is that? I usually fail at glass doors when PUSH and PULL labels are transparent so that I read "PUSH" and (reverse) "PULL" simultaneously.
  - andos 14y ago
    Portuguese, "puxe": http://translate.google.com/#pt/en/puxe http://translate.google.com/#pt/en/puxe X sounds like SH.