Re: Backend bod: "Either way is fine"
But then, either should be accepted as a valid input, and either should be working and producing the same output.
No, that's what you would do if they said both ways are fine. Saying either way is fine would leave the developer the freedom to choose one or the other.
It's like those car park signs which say "use both exits". We know what they were trying to say, but what they actually asked for is likely to be difficult