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minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoYou actually get them all the time, because the programmer is more deeply knowledgeable about the features they wrote and can identify gaps better. Boss: “Can we move the widget to the left side of the page?” Programmer: “Sure but that means when the sidebar opens it will obscure the widget, making it hard to see both at the same time. Do we want that?” Boss: “Hmm I didn’t consider that. Let me ask the UX team what they think.”
You actually get them all the time, because the programmer is more deeply knowledgeable about the features they wrote and can identify gaps better.
Boss: “Can we move the widget to the left side of the page?”
Programmer: “Sure but that means when the sidebar opens it will obscure the widget, making it hard to see both at the same time. Do we want that?”
Boss: “Hmm I didn’t consider that. Let me ask the UX team what they think.”