Question

What does a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a problem?

Answer 1

The correct answer to your question is:

Professional programmers work directly with, and interview customers to find out what the problem is.

Answer 2

Answer and explanation:

Before even starting encoding, a professional programmer should find out what is the customer looking for to have a general idea of what the programming will be like. This does not imply during the process of encoding the professional will not take the customer idea's into consideration to get to the final work result.