4 ms·

I think Research = Observe-Theorize-Experiment works. Reverse engineering is not research because someone already has the answer.

• tcoppi 10y ago
  > Reverse engineering is not research because someone already has the answer. Someone potentially had the answer at one point. That person/organization may be dead/defunct, or the knowledge may otherwise be lost to time.
  • snovv_crash 10y ago
    Yes, but an answer exists.
    • tcoppi 10y ago
      ...an answer always exists, even in pure scientific research. Nothing is inexplicable.