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| context. | context. | ||||
| Additional Resources | Additional Resources | ||||
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| Poor problem descriptions are a common issue in software development and | Poor problem descriptions are a common issue in software development and | ||||
| extensively documented elsewhere. Here are some additional resources describing | extensively documented elsewhere. Here are some additional resources describing | ||||
| how to describe problems and ask questions effectivey: | how to describe problems and ask questions effectively: | ||||
| - [[ http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html | How To Ask | - [[ http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html | How To Ask | ||||
| Questions The Smart Way ]], by Eric S. Raymond | Questions The Smart Way ]], by Eric S. Raymond | ||||
| - [[ http://xyproblem.info | XY Problem ]] | - [[ http://xyproblem.info | XY Problem ]] | ||||
| - [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys | 5 Whys Technique ]] | - [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys | 5 Whys Technique ]] | ||||
| Asking good questions and describing problems clearly is an important, | Asking good questions and describing problems clearly is an important, | ||||
| fundamental communication skill that software professionals should cultivate. | fundamental communication skill that software professionals should cultivate. | ||||
| Next Steps | Next Steps | ||||
| ========== | ========== | ||||
| Continue by: | Continue by: | ||||
| - returning to @{article:Contributing Feature Requests}. | - returning to @{article:Contributing Feature Requests}. | ||||