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  • Oct 9, 2026, 4:23 PM

    Don’t believe me when I say “Engineering is art”?

    Have you ever looked at a design and thought “That is not just functional, that’s *elegant*”.

    *That* is what I mean. Engineering is art. Any idiot can knock together bits of wood so someone can sit on it, but a nice looking chair? That’s art. Same with software. Software can be beautiful, functional and easy to work with.

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  • Oct 9, 2026, 10:15 PM

    @thirstybear There's an element of efficiency in engineering too. "Engineering is doing for $1 what any fool can do for $10". When you achieve elegant and efficient then that's particularly satisfying.

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