> > Also, since the discussion has drifted to left brain versus
> > right brain, it is worth noting that ALL software development is
> > science.
>
> Sorry I'm late responding ... but I just have to address this.
>
> "Science" has to do with exploration. You form a theory which
> must produce testable predictions and then execute the test in
> order to prove or disprove the theory.
>
> This has -nothing- to do with software development.
>
> Software development is -engineering-, not science.
software developmers are commonly called "software engineers" -
which explains this point exactly :>
"..building a program is no different than building a skyscraper. if
the foundations are poorly designed, it will all come down eventually.."
thats something our software engineering lecturers taught us
when we were at university :)) at the time we thought it was
funny, now it makes sense :>
az.
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