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Re:The future is fewer people writing code? by imgabe on Saturday July 23, 2016 @12:10PM (#12149903)
I work in the same construction design industry. The drawings themselves are also contractually binding. Many smaller jobs forgo the written specifications altogether.
Re:The future is fewer people writing code? by jrapdx3 on Saturday July 23, 2016 @10:06PM (#12151880)
My father had mostly worked on larger projects, like tract houses and the like. Of course, times change, my recollection was of how things were a long time ago. My comment was just illustrating an instance where relying on a text description was still important even though there was a graphic format as well.

Your info was relevant to the idea of that at some level of complexity it becomes necessary to use text vs. only graphic presentation. Maybe in construction that occurs when there are more than a few elevations to juggle, but you probably know much more about it than me.