Don’t always give your client what they want | Dale Barrett

By Dale Barrett (June 9, 2022, 9:05 AM EDT) -- In chemistry class I remember learning about state functions — those properties whose value does not depend on the path taken to reach that specific value. “Altitude” for example, is a state function. You can take many different paths to go up the mountain. Some will be direct and steep. Others may be more lengthy and safer. And regardless of which path is taken to the summit, once you arrive, your altitude is the same....