[ale] End to end testing?

[Michael Trausch]

And you'll lose the client. The only saving grace is that when someone else screws them they come back asking forgiveness. 

Rarely do I grant that though. I require stable clients, not flakey people who seek nothing but bottom-line improvement. It is absolutely right to be as efficient as possible without overspending, but it seems that manager types do not often understand this.

I had one client for years that was focused on microsecond improvements. They went elsewhere and found that nobody else would cater to them. They never liked to pay a decent amount anyway so I wouldn't take them back if they begged. They ate all my time and I let them. It was a mess.

Clear definitions or bust. 

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> On May 21, 2015, at 2:19 PM, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> +1 for getting a specification of 'faster' - it needs to be in terms of 'X transactions per second' or 'response time of less than 0.5 seconds' or something measureable and precise, or you will be chasing perfection forever.