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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.