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Re:What a Year at a Mechanic Shop Taught Me About Process (2... by jcims on Saturday November 16, 2019 @01:17PM (#21554058)
Software development is more like manufacturing engineering. Auto repair is probably closer to working an operations ticket, only without all of the fancy telemetry and diagnostic tools, and a lot more bloody knuckles.
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Re:What a Year at a Mechanic Shop Taught Me About Process (2... by Scoundreller on Saturday November 16, 2019 @04:45PM (#21555181)
The OBD port can tell you a lot. Especially if you can google it to get pointed toward the more common failure modes that lead to code XYZ.
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