The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video]

Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by wat10000 on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @11:35AM (#43268864)

There's a saying about engineering, "Anyone can design a bridge that stands. It takes an engineer to design a bridge that barely stands."

I might rephrase that for our field: anyone can design software that works. It takes an engineer to design software that barely works.

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by nashashmi on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @03:47PM (#43272135)

I would substitute barely with efficiently.

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by wat10000 on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @09:25PM (#43275660)

That would imply that software engineers make good software, which is the opposite of my intent.

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by nashashmi on Thursday March 06, 2025 @07:29AM (#43279452)

I thought you were implying few behave like an actual engineer.

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Re:The INTERNET is killing old PC hardware [video] by wat10000 on Thursday March 06, 2025 @11:37AM (#43282128)

More that software engineers mostly do a poor job of engineering. (Saying this as one myself, naturally.) Same basic point in the end.

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