I think that is exactly what physical engineering largely consists of, selecting the correct material, process, or part. The reason they don’t print these for s

I think that is exactly what physical engineering largely consists of, selecting the correct material, process, or part. The reason they don’t print these for software is because the numbers changes too fast. The physical properties of steel are relatively constant. Sure, you can invent new types, but 1080 steel has about the same properties as when it was invented. Software numbers change too quick. The amount of CPUs in a system, the network speed, storage, etc. Why write guides on what tech to choose when the numbers changes so fast? I think it’s also a sign of our professions immaturity that we don’t write more books like that. We don’t even have good dimensions defined on which to compare approaches.