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I’m a one man developer PHP/MySQL developer. The contents of our database come an excel file produced by a group on non programmers. They are smart people, but often don’t see how small changes in excel file can totally make the logic in my PHP codes meaningless. Does anyone have tips for communicating with non-programmers in these types of scenarios?
When I explain things like this to non-programmers, I usually tell them that a computer can’t figure out anything that I don’t tell it SPECIFICALLY. Ask them how you would write a program to go get gas for the car. When they answer, explain the details they’ve surely missed (like how to get the keys out of their pocket, and how to take steps, etc.).