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I wonder where that p, q, or r comes from...

• ChuckMcM 10y ago
  Generally problem constraints, but your implicit point that without the science the engineering would not be possible is certainly valid. I would be the first person to tell you that I am way further on the D side of the R&D spectrum than the R side.
  • sgt101 10y ago
    Yup, Engineers use science, craftsmen use intuition. What does that say for software?
    • CWuestefeld 10y ago
      I think as often as not, engineers hit on something that works, and later on the scientists come along to explain why it works, and figure out a framework of rules around the principle that allows it to be systematized.
      • sgt101 10y ago
        I think that the "it works part" is science ( measure quantify qualify) this is what the software community does really badly.
    • bsder 10y ago
      > Yup, Engineers use science, craftsmen use intuition. Sometimes. The early history of radio was one instance where the engineering ran ahead of the science.