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From: b-davis%cai.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Brad Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Art vs. Engineering
Message-ID: <1991May13.181826.18832@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 14 May 91 00:18:25 GMT
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Software creation is a craft, as in the great crafts of the ancient
world.  Even the most talented "artist" needs to study, refine, and
hone his/her work and the most talented begining "artist" is still a
poor software writer.  On the other side, there are no hard and fast,
tried and true rules that will create great software as there is in
the sciences and engineering to create new entities.

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