> Being a developer That's the big distinction. You're imagining yourself as the client, but I'm imagining the thought process of clients such as I've actually

> Being a developer That's the big distinction. You're imagining yourself as the client, but I'm imagining the thought process of clients such as I've actually had. In my personal experience, clients are almost always never developers. And they do conflate hours worked with value delivered. I'm sure there are exceptions to that rule, but for what it's worth, I've never encountered one.