Re: SUO: *Date 05 Apr 2002 -- Formalism Engineering
On Friday, April 5, 2002, at 12:35 , John F. Sowa wrote:
> Bottom line: I wouldn't call Jon's search for minimalism to be
> a branch of engineering, but a scientific endeavor that might
> someday contribute to an engineering effort. Bill's emphasis
> on getting something accomplished on a timely schedule seems
> to be closer to the essence of engineering.
Total agreement!
.bill
PS - I don't mean to criticize Jon here, only to point out that he (as
John says) in mixing science with engineering in (IMHO) an inappropriate
way.