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> As engineers our job is to create software that is good enough for the task at hand This is the essence of engineering. As the saying goes, "Any fool can bu
by jhayward 8y ago
> As engineers our job is to create software that is good enough for the task at hand
This is the essence of engineering. As the saying goes, "Any fool can build a bridge that won't fall down. It takes an engineer to build a bridge that just barely won't fall down."
In other words an engineer's contribution is not perfection, it is being able to know the difference between "good enough" and "needs more work" and to apply that knowledge to meet time, cost, and material constraints.
- user5994461 8y agoEvery bridge will fall down, it's just a matter of time.