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Ideally, but this is not at all taught or incentivized in (American) schools. We're taught to "hack it" which means getting to a solution without much regard fo
by pphysch 2mo ago
Ideally, but this is not at all taught or incentivized in (American) schools. We're taught to "hack it" which means getting to a solution without much regard for how we got there.
- sporadicism 2mo agoEven if engineers were uniquely capable in this regard it still wouldn't equip them to solve problems in fields where they lack domain expertise.
- pphysch 2mo agoAgain: identifying possible solutions to a problem is not "solving" the problem.
- sporadicism 1mo agoYou're right. I'll rephrase: Even if engineers were uniquely capable in this regard it still wouldn't equip them to identify solutions, let alone solve problems, in fields where they lack domain expertise.
- mrhottakes 2mo agoI have a bachelor's and masters in engineering and was never taught to "hack it" without regard for how a solution is reached. Documenting and analyzing your solution is an extremely important part of managing risk, which is what engineers actually do.
- pphysch 2mo agoNot everyone is going to school for engineering.