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Hear! Hear! Engineering is a practical discipline - and it is a discipline. It's building for purpose. I appreciate Tonsky's point, and agree with much of it, b
by kayo_20211030 3y ago
Hear! Hear! Engineering is a practical discipline - and it is a discipline. It's building for purpose. I appreciate Tonsky's point, and agree with much of it, but engineering means turning out into the world things that are fit for purpose, however that's defined. Purpose is +100 and all the rest is something of less than 100. Mathematics is mathematics, science is science and engineering is engineering.
- gavinhoward 3y agoI agree, except that engineering is"fit for purpose at the smallest cost." For me personally, I am banking on having multiple business customers for my software. If I consider the cost amortized, I can spend a little more to engineer something better. But yes, it still has to be fit for purpose. My customers will provide a document that explains what they want to do with my software and on what platforms. If I sign a contract, that means I am committing to supporting their purposes on those platforms.