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It bothers me that the word "designer" has been twisted by the web community to mean only non-engineering design (e.g. design of aesthetic appearance). All eng
by troymc 13y ago
It bothers me that the word "designer" has been twisted by the web community to mean only non-engineering design (e.g. design of aesthetic appearance).
All engineering students must take "design" classes where they learn to design things like bridges, electrical circuits, distribution systems, spacecraft, snowmobiles, software, or boilers. Is that not design?
- a3voices 13y agoAnything that the end user sees counts as "design". As such, electrical circuits and the internals of software don't really count. They're hidden from the user.
- troymc 13y agoIs this somehow the official definition or are you just being sarcastic?
- a3voices 13y agoI don't think it's an official definition but it's how I interpret it, and probably how others do as well.
- troymc 13y agoIn my experience, it's only the web community who has this "look and feel" definition of design. An electrical engineer who designs an electrical circuit calls that process "circuit design." An aerospace engineer who designs a spacecraft trajectory calls that process "trajectory design." See the Wikipedia article on design: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design You'll see that the web community is living in a language bubble.
- dagw 13y agoThe difference between a well designed and badly designed circuit can make a huge difference in performance and longevity of product, which is definitely something the end user 'sees'.