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> The software industry (SWIND for short) is a mixture of unsafe tooling, high-risk practices, sloppy execution, and total delegation of responsibility. So I a
by hwayne 5y ago
> The software industry (SWIND for short) is a mixture of unsafe tooling, high-risk practices, sloppy execution, and total delegation of responsibility. So I agree that the SWIND will never be civil engineering. ^_^
I interviewed a bunch of civil engineers for a journalism project earlier this year, and my main takeaway was never walk over a bridge. We're not that much worse than other branches of engineering in our tooling and practices.
- heresie-dabord 5y agoThe hierarchy of professional diligence, from highest to lowest, would be: * avionics/aeronautics * chemical/electrical/mechanical * civil engineering * automobile industry * movie stunts and pyrotechnics * art installations * software [!] [!] To be honest, this is the exception in this list, because there is no accountability.
- hwayne 5y agoHave you ever met any chemical engineers?