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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @04:18PM (#38197209)
> for a high value construction site with top tier vendors and workers who value their craft.

Is it really that, or are there just so many parties involved, that a heavy bureaucracy/coordination layer is required to keep the project from collapsing on itself, and this happens to manifest as everything looking neatly organized and structured?

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by bumby on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:26PM (#38198064)
This and construction is governed heavily by codes (in the US, at least). This constrains how much freedom builders have to design any-which-way they want.

But to the OPs point, there is a stark difference in the quality of work between tradespeople who respect their craft and those who look at it as merely a means to a paycheck.

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