Er, Tom, I hate to be the one to point this out, but your fix list is starting to resemble a feature list. You must be human or something.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Your bug list is becoming a feature list, which shows human fallibility.
- In plain terms
- Your fix list looks like a feature list.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of scope creep in development.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can teams keep bugs and features distinct?
Another view
It may oversimplify complex project dynamics.
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