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As I remember Elon Musk saying, the best part is no part. Likewise, same for process. The worst thing an engineer can do is optimize to a requirement that don'

by kiba 5y ago

As I remember Elon Musk saying, the best part is no part. Likewise, same for process. The worst thing an engineer can do is optimize to a requirement that don't need to exist.

ilammy 5y ago
> As I remember Elon Musk saying, the best part is no part. IIRC, the saying originates from Mikhail Koshkin who designed the T-34 tank, often extended with “...but the essential function still performed”.
- kiba 5y ago
  That may be so, but it doesn't prevent people from relearning concepts.
  - cxr 5y ago
    The original comment citing Musk was fine. The followup comment citing Koshkin was fine. There was no adversarial subtext in the second comment. No defense of the first comment was (or is) needed.