I hate it when people describe software engineering as a "creative process". This gives cowboys the confidence that no one has ever thought of the problem they'

I hate it when people describe software engineering as a "creative process". This gives cowboys the confidence that no one has ever thought of the problem they're dealing with before, and it's their job to come up with some revolutionary thing from the ground up. Every time someone claims to do that, I just dont bother looking into their work.