> For most kinds of large software projects, I think that the psychologists will produce better, more readable and maintainable code. Interesting. I've taught

> For most kinds of large software projects, I think that the psychologists will produce better, more readable and maintainable code. Interesting. I've taught third year maths and psychology students and the maths students almost universally produce more sophisticated applications. Of course it's hard to directly compare because the courses had different focuses. > because it didn't have any gaps or inconsistencies Mathematicians are very good at this - where they might fall down is eliciting complex requirements from others. > like most engineering specifications This is more of a deliberate choice on software projects than a lack of ability. I remember the pre-agile days and specs were a lot better.