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Is there a word for the right amount of engineering? Kind of a negative concept of not engaging in performative conceptualization. Just doing it in a way that t
by hyperhello 29d ago
Is there a word for the right amount of engineering? Kind of a negative concept of not engaging in performative conceptualization. Just doing it in a way that the implementation was natural and not worth writing home about.
- drums8787 29d agoEven-engineering?
- hyperhello 29d agoI think there’s value in the concept of “an uninteresting amount”. When I cooked breakfast I used my stove and a pan and stuff and I put some seasoning on. Even though I enjoyed my morning routine, I’m unable to produce any fascinating trivia about the process or the result.
- Barbing 29d agoGood question, sometimes engineering that leads to a creation which is “purpose built”.
- pimlottc 29d agoThis is arguably what MVP is supposedly to mean
- striking 29d agoYeah. It's "engineering". Wikipedia's introductory paragraph to the subject includes the following sentence: > Engineering involves balancing competing demands such as safety, performance, aesthetics, cost, laws and regulations, and time, while operating within fundamental limits such as the laws of physics. (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering) I realize the word is overloaded now and that people are confusing writing programs and other cerebral pursuits with engineering, but that doesn't change its original definition.