Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
What about my other points? Do you have a response?
I talked with Derek about the same issue. He pointed out cases where the
principles conflicted with the actual design. I replied that in real
engineering work, *everything* is a compromise between multiple
competing principles.
For example, auto company executives will say that "safety is our top
priority." Of course it isn't, as such a principle will produce unusable
cars that cannot move an inch.
The art of engineering, and it is an art, is to balance the competing
principles and find the best compromise.
It's not a binary thing - violating principle A over here is in no way
saying A is worthless, and is not a justification for violating it over
there.
I almost had
trouble believing this proposal wasn't a joke, given how contrived and
unintuitive it is. Shouldn't that be an important consideration?
Of course it is important. It is far from the only consideration, though.
Someone changing their mind about something after extensive debate is a
good indication they are engaging in an honest and productive discussion.
