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5 Annoying Moments That Drive Me Crazy As A Programmer
And I’m sure they drive you crazy, too.
As a programmer, I have repeatedly encountered a number of problems at different times. This is largely due to clients' and managers' lack of understanding of the work of a programmer.
I would like to collect the most annoying moments that make the work unbearable and spoil all the pleasure and explain to novice managers in an accessible language how not to be a burden in the eyes of the developer.
1. How long will it take to make this section (a one-line specification is given)?
As a rule, they distract you from work with a question and knock you off track. They ask you to name a deadline when the task or requirements are not known, just one sentence. And so persistently that to get them to leave, you name an estimated deadline.
To the manager: understand that the programmer is building a future system model in his head. You can’t model an application based on one sentence. And it’s only your fault if you didn’t bother to clarify the technical specifications (this is your job, by the way) with the customer, but want to immediately name him a deadline (and price). Because an estimate…
