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So if you're a plumber and you're looking at two parts that don't connect but need to, you're pretty much SOL; you can't fabricate an adapter on the spot. Now,

by skulk 6y ago

So if you're a plumber and you're looking at two parts that don't connect but need to, you're pretty much SOL; you can't fabricate an adapter on the spot. Now, if you're a software engineer and you find yourself in a similar situation, you're expected to "fabricate the adapter." This is why the plumber analogy is fundamentally flawed.

swirepe 6y ago
>So if you're a plumber and you're looking at two parts that don't connect but need to then you force it together with whatever you have at hand, and wrap it all in a thick layer of duct tape. That's exactly like software engineering.