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This is a prototype during R&D. It's like when you press F5 and you get a compiler error because you accidentally used `.` when you should've used `->` to acces

by bogwog 6y ago

This is a prototype during R&D. It's like when you press F5 and you get a compiler error because you accidentally used `.` when you should've used `->` to access a member function. Does this tell a lot about your abilities as a programmer? Do you hide this incident from your boss so that he doesn't realize you're a fraud? Should you tell your customers about this? It'll be much worse if they hear about it from someone else. The difference between `.` and `->` is basic engineering! You're trying to ship a product, but you can't even get out of the compiler in one piece!

HarryHirsch 6y ago
Some disciplines just don't lend themselves to the "rapid prototyping" mindset. Imagine a process engineer scaling up a chemical reaction in the pilot plant and neglecting the cooling capacity of the reaction vessel. A thermal runaway is encountered, and the vessel contents, 100s of liters of flammable organic solvent are distributed throughout the building. The fire chief will want to have a word with the rapid prototyper, sizing the thermal budget has been practice for 100 years. Software engineers have an odd mindset towards bugs. It's already an outrage that when you activate a new cellphone the first thing the device does is download gigabytes of updates. It's a disgrace.
- jlmorton 6y ago
  At the same time, out of the rest of the new super-heavy launchers under development, New Glenn, Vulcan, SLS, Ariane 6, and Long March 9, none have flown. Yenisei is expected in 2028. Meanwhile, SpaceX continues welding sections of their new rocket in tents in the Texas brush land, and days ago performed one of the most impressive tests in recent memory.
- dgrin91 6y ago
  But thats not prototyping... thats testing in production. Two different things. Prototyping would be an engineer in a lab with a scaled down version of whatever process he is working with. He tries 10 options, 9 of which blow up. But since its scaled down the blow up is just a little fizzle, so who cares. The 10th option that worked can be developed more and eventually brought to the full production plant

by bogwog 6y ago

HarryHirsch 6y ago

Some disciplines just don't lend themselves to the "rapid prototyping" mindset. Imagine a process engineer scaling up a chemical reaction in the pilot plant and neglecting the cooling capacity of the reaction vessel. A thermal runaway is encountered, and the vessel contents, 100s of liters of flammable organic solvent are distributed throughout the building. The fire chief will want to have a word with the rapid prototyper, sizing the thermal budget has been practice for 100 years. Software engineers have an odd mindset towards bugs. It's already an outrage that when you activate a new cellphone the first thing the device does is download gigabytes of updates. It's a disgrace.

jlmorton 6y ago
At the same time, out of the rest of the new super-heavy launchers under development, New Glenn, Vulcan, SLS, Ariane 6, and Long March 9, none have flown. Yenisei is expected in 2028. Meanwhile, SpaceX continues welding sections of their new rocket in tents in the Texas brush land, and days ago performed one of the most impressive tests in recent memory.
dgrin91 6y ago
But thats not prototyping... thats testing in production. Two different things. Prototyping would be an engineer in a lab with a scaled down version of whatever process he is working with. He tries 10 options, 9 of which blow up. But since its scaled down the blow up is just a little fizzle, so who cares. The 10th option that worked can be developed more and eventually brought to the full production plant