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Software Development Cross Solution - Index of - Free

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great s<strong>of</strong>tware development is...<br />

8 Chapter 1<br />

Can you figure out where things went wrong? Your job was to choose the<br />

option underneath each item that most closely matches what Tom means.<br />

And for the third one, you had to figure out what he means on your own.<br />

?<br />

A big question mark? That’s your<br />

answer? How am I supposed to develop<br />

great s<strong>of</strong>tware when I don’t even know<br />

for sure what the customer wants?<br />

If you’re not sure what the customer<br />

wants, or even if you think you’re sure,<br />

always go back and ask<br />

When it comes to what is needed, the customer is king.<br />

But it’s really rare for the customer to know exactly<br />

what he wants at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the project.<br />

When you’re trying to understand what your<br />

customer wants, sometimes there’s not even a right<br />

answer in the customer’s head, let alone in yours! If<br />

you disappear in a hurry and start coding, you may<br />

only have half the story... or even less.<br />

But s<strong>of</strong>tware shouldn’t be guesswork. You need to<br />

ensure that you develop great s<strong>of</strong>tware even when<br />

what’s needed is not clear up front. So go ask the<br />

customer what they mean. Ask them for more<br />

detail. Ask them for options about how you might<br />

implement about their big ideas.<br />

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<strong>S<strong>of</strong>tware</strong><br />

development is<br />

NOT guesswork.<br />

You need to keep<br />

the customer in<br />

the loop to make<br />

sure you’re on<br />

the right path.

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