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I don't get it either. He should test his notion on a bridge.

• gffrd 2y ago
  What do you mean by this? Are you saying the process the author proposes—that the user’s needs should define the solution, and that process should be performed separately from engineering—won’t work on something like civil or structural engineering?
  • chrisjj 2y ago
    I am saying decoupling design from engineering won't work. "Define the solution" does not equate to design.
• datadrivenangel 2y ago
  A bridge should be designed backwards from intended use...
  • jjk166 2y ago
    Which is not the approach being advocated here by the author. A bridge should be engineered and then designed according to the following process: Determine requirements based on intended use and available resources (engineering) -> make something that looks nice while meeting those requirements (design) The author's process is: Make something that looks nice while deliberately ignoring constraints (design) -> figure out how to make that and also satisfy requirements (engineering)