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  • arclightarclight@oldbytes.space
    Oct 7, 2026, 8:14 PM

    I'm more than a little cheesed at scientists and engineers write code and suddenly forget they need a reference for

    every
    single
    number

    in their code. You didn't get your Ph.D playing fast and loose with your technical work, why is it that you completely forget your scientific/engineering fundamentals when you open an IDE?

    Maybe software development actually makes you lazy and stupid. It would explain a lot.

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  • arclightarclight@oldbytes.space
    Oct 7, 2026, 9:21 PM

    Leaving accuracy on the table and just pulling numbers out of your butt is fine for cocktail napkin engineering. If you are writing production code (safety significant or not) don't throw away accuracy. It's just responsible practice; it's not about precision loss, it's about being thorough, paying attention to detail, and being a responsible and competent engineer not ChatGPT or a Magic 8 Ball.

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