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I've always been amused at this comparison. You're not wrong. We wouldn't tolerate or excuse a group of people attempting engineering based on 19th century pra
by sidlls 5y ago
I've always been amused at this comparison. You're not wrong. We wouldn't tolerate or excuse a group of people attempting engineering based on 19th century practices. Why should we excuse software engineers (if, indeed, their goal is to be "engineers" in any meaningful sense) for not building on the last two centuries of engineering knowledge?
- ashtonkem 5y agoBecause software engineering is not the same as mechanical engineering. We’ve tried to apply mechanical engineering principles to software projects; it didn’t work.