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> Science is hated because its mastery requires too much hard work, and, by the same token, its practitioners, the scientists, are hated because of their power
by isoprophlex 4y ago
> Science is hated because its mastery requires too much hard work, and, by the same token, its practitioners, the scientists, are hated because of their power they derive from it.
> Mathematical elegance, conceptual simplicity, and their companion, brevity of an unambiguous reference manual, are a condition sine qua non for any [software] product reliable enough to attain stability.
> Needless to say, this sober message is unacceptable. Simplicity requires hard work to be obtained and education for its appreciation, and complexity sells much better.
This is some hard-hitting stuff. Very interesting, thanks!
- jonahx 4y ago> Simplicity requires hard work to be obtained and education for its appreciation, and complexity sells much better. See, e.g., the ascendancy of Kubernetes.
- johannes1234321 4y agoIn the end it is the difference between science and applied engineering. For a product it in the end has to work in the real world, considering available time, resources and requirements (which often tolerate some failure rate) Strict science is important for progress, engineering can bring it to application.