https://whatproblem.dev/blog Notes on requirements, bug reports and the cost of a vague issue. en-gb Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:25:16 +0000 https://whatproblem.dev/blog/what-a-vague-ticket-actually-costs https://whatproblem.dev/blog/what-a-vague-ticket-actually-costs Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The cost is not the developer's confusion. It is the wall-clock delay of a question crossing a timezone, multiplied by every unclear ticket you take. https://whatproblem.dev/blog/five-questions-that-turn-a-vague-issue-into-work https://whatproblem.dev/blog/five-questions-that-turn-a-vague-issue-into-work Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Most bug reports are missing the same five things. Here is what to ask, why each one matters, and why teams so often do not ask at all. https://whatproblem.dev/blog/why-issue-templates-get-filled-in-with-na https://whatproblem.dev/blog/why-issue-templates-get-filled-in-with-na Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Templates ask everyone the same questions regardless of what they are reporting. Here is why that fails, and what a template can realistically do instead.