← Back to context Comment by hhmc 21 hours ago What is a ‘wicked’ problem? 1 comment hhmc Reply OhMeadhbh 17 hours ago I think this is for a different domain than software engineering, but it describes the basics, mostly difficult to get consensus on detailed requirements, often due to "personal" or "group political" reasons.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problemI sometimes use the term to describe heisenbugs, which is probably incorrect.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug
OhMeadhbh 17 hours ago I think this is for a different domain than software engineering, but it describes the basics, mostly difficult to get consensus on detailed requirements, often due to "personal" or "group political" reasons.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problemI sometimes use the term to describe heisenbugs, which is probably incorrect.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug
I think this is for a different domain than software engineering, but it describes the basics, mostly difficult to get consensus on detailed requirements, often due to "personal" or "group political" reasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problem
I sometimes use the term to describe heisenbugs, which is probably incorrect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug