| |||||||||||||
Scenes from the Real Time Linux WorkshopScenes from the Real Time Linux WorkshopPosted Oct 8, 2009 21:15 UTC (Thu) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)In reply to: Scenes from the Real Time Linux Workshop by farnz Parent article: Scenes from the Real Time Linux Workshop
> Taking your analogy to mechanics further, the "army" members are basic mechanics who genuinely believe that they're as good as or better than mechanical engineers; in particular, [...] they'll change your engine to output twice the power, then complain when it lasts one year, not 20.
Just like any other analogy, this analogy is not perfect. It breaks here: the wannabe mechanical engineer is fortunately limited by its tools and physical laws of nature, whereas the wanabee software engineer can wreak havoc without any practical limit.
(Log in to post comments)
|
|||||||||||||