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Old Oct 28th, 2005, 11:28 AM   #9
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>Dictating something like this is not necessarily the sign of a stupid client.
In safety critical code, the client will make damn sure that the developers know to stress failsafes and redundancy. In such a case, there's no need for the client to specify implementation details because the developers (if they're qualified to write the software) know how to go about it, and the client probably isn't going to know how the software is implemented in the first place, so suggesting minute details would be irrelevant. It's akin to hiring a plumber and then standing there telling him how to do his job. It shows a complete lack of trust, and if the client doesn't trust his developers than he should get ones he does trust. If he fails to do that, then I think he's stupid.
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