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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 12:40:31 JST Paul Cantrell

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   @jackwilliambell @blogdiva
   Yes, building a bridge and writing a web app are very different.

   My friend who worked on avionics software? •That• looked a lot more like building a bridge.

   You should read Hillel’s piece:
   https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/

   Haven’t looked back at it now, but IIRC “all software is precious and completely unique, unlike bridges” and “real engineers are never told to cur corners or ship a prototype”* are both myths he touches on in his series.

   * I live in Minneapolis. Ask me about the I-35W bridge.

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   NaClKnight (naclknight@mstdn.games)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 10:44:03 JST NaClKnight

   @yam655 Sure! Your disagreement is noted. Every situation is different.

   My post was about my personal response. Someone offering a useful, benign feedback:

   "you've used this image 3 times in the past 2 paragraphs. Vary it up."

   Or "I don't understand what this paragraph adds to the story you're telling..."

   Is not indictments of my style or talent. I recognize that more quickly & easily when i receive feedback more often. Like exercising a muscle that otherwise atrophies.