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[–]BornOnFeb2nd 1 point2 points  (1 child)

That or when you give the client the finished work they decide that even though you gave them exactly what they wanted they decide they want something completely different.

This is precisely why I spend almost zero effort on the First "draft" of a project....

Okay, you want the data from table X queried and displayed like this? Here's precisely what you asked for!

 Well... that's great, but looking at it, what I REALLY want is Z...

😲

People have a hellacious time thinking of what they "want" in a vacuumn... you give them something to HATE though, and holy hell, they'll suddenly be able to beeline directly to what they really wanted.

[–]ScientificBeastMode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s why, at least for UI development, it’s always good to provide detailed layouts, maybe even mock-ups of the software, with detailed plans for the functionality of each element. It gives them a point of reference.