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		dredmorbius on March 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A word used only by Postgres developers The XY Problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem

squeaky-clean on March 11, 2022 [–]

Yep! When I first heard of this it was phrased as "the chainsaw problem".

"Hey can I borrow your chainsaw?"

"Sure, you need the gas powered one or the electric one?"

"Oh I'm not sure, which one would be best for cutting my hair?"

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