[Sigia-l] RE: Use cases and user centric design (was sitepath diagramming)

[Jon Hanna]

> One of the problems I've had is that developers want to see a lot of
> detailed information in the use cases, detail such as precise form field
> validation rules and business rules.

That is what you need when it comes to hacking code.

Those developers who are much involved in design as well as coding should be
able to make good use of a use cases document, as part of the process of
producing the sort of thing coders want, but that is not all of us (and with
many of us it's a matter of where our interests have lead us rather than
what our job description says we should do).

Not only is a use case document not much use to a hacker, but they are often
familiar with seeing rather dubious "consultants" producing thin documents
that are equally of no immediate value (the difference is that they are of
no long-term value either), and hence will be immediately suspicious of
anything that is light on what they consider to be the specifics.