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Re:Driving engineers to an arbitrary date is a value destroy... by andruby on Friday August 06, 2021 @06:23AM (#28085283)
You are right.

Solving the right problem the wrong way is more important than solving the wrong problem the right way.

As an engineer, that has been one of the most important lessons for me in my career so far.

Re:Driving engineers to an arbitrary date is a value destroy... by Lorkki on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:04AM (#28085966)
Or: Assuming a vacuum, solving the right problem is more important than solving it the right way.

But also, solving it the wrong way may create an opportunity to do better.