> Even when the specification is being written, math is just a tool to deal with constraints that are not identified using math. I beg your pardon? You have t

> Even when the specification is being written, math is just a tool to deal with constraints that are not identified using math. I beg your pardon? You have to model the weather, come up with a whether distribution over the years, a probability of collapse each time you encounter such and such circumstance… The constrained are not only identified using math, they're often pinned down with math. > It's not like the construction workers are continuously solving differential equations. Sure. But when the differential equation tells them to screw that bolt here, they better screw that bolt here, or compromise the integrity of the bridge.