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Re:The Atlantic Was Wrong. Software Engineers Do Exist by walshemj on Monday November 09, 2015 @07:24PM (#10536819)
Well engineering RnD is done that way ie you run experiments - what do you think NASA Boeing Etc have those windtunnels for.
Re:The Atlantic Was Wrong. Software Engineers Do Exist by mannykannot on Thursday November 12, 2015 @10:59AM (#10553908)
>what do you think NASA Boeing Etc have those windtunnels for.

To answer specific questions. Time in a wind tunnel is very expensive, and so is the preparation of the models. They are not groping around in the dark for a solution to an ill-defined problem.