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I write "engineering is more than theory" and you conclude "he means theory is useless." Here's my view, as a person who has formal education in engineering, p
by sidlls 9y ago
I write "engineering is more than theory" and you conclude "he means theory is useless."
Here's my view, as a person who has formal education in engineering, physics, and mathematics: there are an awful lot of CS grads looking for nails to apply their textbook theory hammers to without understanding that simply knowing theory is not enough. I think you need to reconsider why the bitterness exists.
- yorwba 9y agoThey: you will work 99% of the time on other things [...] but it can get really really nasty without the foundation. You: I disagree. Do you see how someone could make the mistake of thinking you meant "theory is useless"? FWIW, I agree with you both.
- sidlls 9y agoI wasn't clear: I was referring specifically to the analogy drawn between engineering/physics and this industry. The analogy is an ideal that I don't think reflects the practice. In practice this industry focuses on theory, and sometimes quite intricate theory, as the absolute most important knowledge to have almost to the exclusion of other things. The bitter and vitriolic comment I responded to is a reflection of this.