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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by Aperocky on Sunday June 27, 2021 @03:48PM (#27654648)
If this brilliance can be translated to understanding in other fields, which usually it can. This requires studying, which firms simply tries to avoid.

I am a software engineer now, but my major was mechanical engineering, I can barely remember any of my coursework, but I understand how physics work in general, and a small bonus on how to disect a system. Nobody can know everything in today's world and that's why common engineering/sense training is so important IMO.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by vidanay on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:34PM (#27657502)
Similar. I used to design automation equipment, but I've switched to software development. I'm still closely connected to the mechanical side though. More than once I've had to explain to someone who is a competent programmer that they can't accelerate mass x at rate y.
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