This is a very bad take. Handshakes carry weight, sure ... but what is the AGREEMENT that they affix themselves to? The beauty of a written contract is that it forces both parties to contemplate the EXACT, SAME details ...and then gives an arbiter, later, access to the same. https://twitter.com/Kyle_Moonlight/status/1075119610389774336 …
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3/ Tests are good in code because they force you to confront exactly what you expect your code to do. Contracts are good in life because they force you to confront exactly what you think the agreement is.
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4/ This is an excellent defense of a bad take. I've sometimes eaten crap on a bad deal to preserve a friendship... but one shouldn't have to. Nail down the terms. The contract is a FORCING FUNCTION to make sure you both agree on the full set of terms.https://twitter.com/Plinz/status/1075127711524405248 …
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5/ It's not JUST about honor. Two honorable people can each have different understandings of what a deal is ... and then, only after commitments are made and opportunity costs triggered, might the misunderstanding become clear. No malice needed.https://twitter.com/sdeslav/status/1075128227625164800 …
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6/ "Honorable people can do a deal on a handshake" is a recipe for two ACTUALLY HONORABLE PEOPLE to each declare the other dishonorable for not abiding by the "clearly intended" terms of the deal. DO YOU WANT FEUDS? BECAUSE THIS IS HOW YOU GET FEUDS!
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7/ This is a very good take, and makes me ponder.https://twitter.com/Plinz/status/1075130689736060930 …
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8/ And yet, I've got hundreds of experiences where someone is relating a "he said/she said" story about some stupid crap, and I tune them out because I honestly don't care about the travails of people too stupid to draft a quick memo and sign it. https://twitter.com/mcclay_roman/status/1075132870421753856 …
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9/ Compare: The blacksmith delivered the hinges, but they were too small for the intended door. I, the farmer, say "these are no good; I'll give you 18 bushels" "No, I delivered the hinges! Pay me!" "The WRONG hinges!" https://twitter.com/Oghma_EM/status/1075133473562742785 …
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10/ "Give me two bushels or I stab you to death" "No" <stab> <stab> Yes, your handshake deal is awesome.
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