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At least in the US, "will" has replaced "shall" in most every context, with the notable exception of the "legal shall". Shall is used instead of will in legal documents to indicate a sense of oblig...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T02:32:27Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Billy ONeal
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2019-12-08T02:32:27Z (about 5 years ago)
At least in the US, "will" has replaced "shall" in most every context, with the notable exception of the "legal shall". Shall is used instead of will in legal documents to indicate a sense of obligation or requirement; e.g. "the defendant shall vacate the premises by October 16". In software, requirements documents and specification documents serve close to the same purpose as the aforementioned legal documents; does this mean shall should be used in a similar fashion as a result?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-10-09T07:03:28Z (about 12 years ago)
Original score: 19