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From: jeff@hilbert.uucp (Jeff Freedman)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: Software Engineering (was Re: Documenting OO Systems)
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.171433.1505@hilbert.uucp>
Date: 22 Apr 91 17:14:33 GMT
References: <jls.671514765@rutabaga>> <1991Apr15.205218.6914@visix.com> <jls.671952600@rutabaga>
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In article <jls.671952600@rutabaga> jls@rutabaga.Rational.COM (Jim Showalter) writes:

>The company I work for is essentially in the business (and successfully
>so) of converting software shops from artists' studios to construction
>sites. Why? Because construction is a pretty well understood pursuit,
>whereas artists tend to be rather flaky and temperamental (sp?).
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Here we see the real reason why so many employers want their software
developers to be "engineers".  Engineering is more predictable than art; and
the people involved are more comparable in their abilities, and easier to
manage.

Of course, wishing for something doesn't make it so.

-- Jeff