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From: Mark Wilden <Mark@mWilden.com>
Subject: Re: The great Java showcase (re: 2nd historic mistake)
Date: 1997/09/16
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Date: 1997-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
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Ell wrote:
> 
> I am of the mind that we engineers should be finding
> out what it is people want and need.

Hear, bloody hear!

I'd add, however, that we engineers may be able to _implement_ what the
user wants better than the user. In other words, given accurate
knowledge of what their needs and wants are, we can come up with a
solution that satisfies those things which may actually be different
from what the user would suggest. 

But when it comes down to it, it doesn't matter what the user wants or
needs, or whether we take their suggestions or improve on them--all that
counts is making the user _happy_ in the long run, if for no other
reason than that they're the ones who are putting food on our tables.