[thelist] Fw: CSS links

Paul Cowan paul at wishlist.com.au
Wed Aug 29 00:29:42 CDT 2001


> 'The only easy
> answers are the ones you know the answers to.' Chris Tarrant, 
> to a dolt who
> didn't know the Queen's family name.

I assume you mean this Chris Tarrant:
	http://media.guardian.co.uk/top100/story/0,10430,512853,00.html

and not this strapping young superstar:
	http://www.afl.com.au/players/player_profile_980023.htm

which is who _I_ immediately thought of, immediately wondering why on
earth he would say such a thing.

That calls for a:

<tip type="Requirements Gathering" author="Paul Cowan">
Working in an environment where no-one even knows what requirements 
documents look like (e.g. most web sites)? If someone tries to spec
a job, and you KNOW that the spec is so vague they're not going to
like the end result, or you can see flaws with the way it's going to
work, get them to do mock-up screenshots. Nothing fancy - crayon on
butcher's paper is quite acceptable. The act of thinking through
page flow often lets people see what's wrong with their off-the-cuff
"spec", and sometimes even think of a better way to do something,
without you banging your head against a wall for hours. Mockups
can be a developer's best friend.
</tip>





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