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As far as I’ve seen there’s people that build first, and ask questions later, and the reverse. Only the latter are engineers.



Agreed. This is not a No True Scotsman -- understanding true requirements is a fundamental attribute of engineering. If you aren't doing that, whatever you are doing it isn't engineering.




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