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		Xixi on Sept 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Project Oberon I would even rephrase it that way: "even the best user may not understand all of their needs until they get their hands on a prototype."

adwn on Sept 15, 2020 [–]

Exactly. I've never seen a (non-trivial) requirements specification that doesn't contain holes, contradictions, imprecision, or requirements that will be dropped or altered during development.

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