A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals in the tracks

Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i... by jen729w on Saturday October 01, 2022 @04:29PM (#33049800)

> how most IT engineers see the world vs how real-world engineers do

Reminds me of…

# Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers

“It undermines a long tradition of designing and building infrastructure in the public interest … The title ‘engineer’ is cheapened by the tech industry.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/progr...

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Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i... by porknubbins on Saturday October 01, 2022 @09:18PM (#33051785)

But computer programming is an enormous field and there are types of programming that look very much like engineering- ie using the laws of science for practical applications. I agree a startup putting up a website isn’t engineering, but if building rockets is engineering (which it surely is) then building the software to safely operate those things is engineering too.

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Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i... by abofh on Sunday October 02, 2022 @03:46AM (#33053847)

In as much as brushing your teeth is dentistry, yes.

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Re:A new way of keeping trains apart uses magnetic signals i... by smileysteve on Saturday October 01, 2022 @05:23PM (#33050247)

But this is a "tech" problem where signals and switches operating by humans are error prone, and the technology to automate those exists.

The article is about a tech solution and deployment never able to come (in the U.S.)

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