The more things change...

[dsrtao]

The more someone is shouting "I didn't change anything!", the more likely that they did.

What I want to hear: "OK, let's look in version control... something changed at about that time. Let's change it back and see if it works."

What I expect to hear: "I don't think I changed anything, but let's double-check."

What I usually hear: "I didn't change anything! It's your fault!" and later: "Changing that fixed it. You should give better diagnostics."

(Actually, better diagnostics are usually a good idea.)

Comments

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

My problem is that I may have changed something that I think is trivial, more or less forgotten it, and then am really surprised when it turns out to be the problem. Like changing the scheduling of some task, and not realizing it has a higher priority than some other thing.