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> there is only a balancing of time, money, reliability, reusability and other purely mathematical concepts And therein lies the art. An experienced engineer c
by ythl 10y ago
> there is only a balancing of time, money, reliability, reusability and other purely mathematical concepts
And therein lies the art. An experienced engineer can come up with simple, elegant solutions that balance those things.
Novice engineers struggle to find a good balance and tend to over-complicate the solution.
- AndrewDucker 10y agoThat's not art. That's craft.
- bholzer 10y agoIs art not a craft?
- hasbroslasher 10y agoArt and craft are different - art implies some semantic depth or statement about society. Crafts are things like coffee mugs or portraits - they require immense skill and can only benefit from creativity, but don't really have anything to say about anything. That doesn't mean they're not good or valuable, though.