I work as a swe in a company dominated by EEs and civil engineers, and while you’re not wrong in theory, the author’s point resonates a lot with me. Civil engi

I work as a swe in a company dominated by EEs and civil engineers, and while you’re not wrong in theory, the author’s point resonates a lot with me. Civil engineers mostly plan ahead and try to follow that plan, and having to adapt to too many unforeseen issues is a sign of failure (which is not surprising, since planning is a small fraction of the cost). In software engineering, the opposite is true: large big-design-upfront projects are usually a trainwreck. In my experience, it is pretty hard to explain the difference to civil engineers that evolved into leadership.