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I'd argue that once you have a very well defined requirement doc that mostly kicks humans out of the picture, as well as a patient boss who doesn't want anythin
by hnthrowaway0315 6mo ago
I'd argue that once you have a very well defined requirement doc that mostly kicks humans out of the picture, as well as a patient boss who doesn't want anything ASAP or "Tomorrow morning first thing", engineering is not that hard, and is almost...enjoyment.
- y1n0 6mo agoI’d argue that you must not be working on interesting problems if you think that “engineering is not that hard”
- SpaceNoodled 6mo agoI think their point is that the challenge becomes more enjoyable than tedious.
- hnthrowaway0315 6mo agoThat's the point. I haven't but I would like to, and I realize that the so called "engineering" problems I work on is NOT real engineering. OK I was probably wrong about that "not hard" though.
- TeMPOraL 6mo agoMost of us are working on problems that are boring and tedious, not hard.
- trgn 6mo agoWould sending voyager have been a real definite deadline?
- reaperducer 6mo agoAbsolutely. You could wait decades or centuries for a useful planetary alignment.
- vikingerik 6mo agoNot really. Jupiter alone is good enough. Its huge mass accounts for almost all of the gain you get from any such slingshot. Launch windows from Jupiter to anywhere occur every 12 years. Voyager's alignment was captivating, but realistically if it hadn't happened, we would have just done separate Jupiter-Uranus and Jupiter-Neptune missions instead.
- wongarsu 6mo agoVisiting this many planets was only possible due to a very rare alignment. It's a once a century event. That's why we sent two probes, not just one
- armanj 6mo agoA well defined doc evolves over time. it gets sharper with real-world scenarios, incidents, and experiments. Before Voyager 1, we didn’t have that kind of experience. You can’t predict everything upfront. > Theory only takes you so far
- KellyCriterion 6mo ago> ASAP or "Tomorrow morning first thing" like in "fast pacing environments" with "flat hierarchies" and "agile mindset"? :-D
- prymitive 6mo agoAs ASAP As Possible
- theGeatZhopa 6mo agoAs asap as possible or you can say rip in peace to yourself