[FRIAM] alternative response

[thompnickson2 at gmail.com]

Hi, Marcus, 

 

I guess the question is, “Do you Really believe that there Really is a better way do engineer software?”  I guess that amounts to the question, “In the very, very long run, do you think that software engineering will converge upon a short list of best practices.”  Or are such preferences merely idiopathic.  

 

Nicholas Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

Clark University

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:27 PM
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< So, software engineering is not a science. It’s a culture?  There is no right or wrong about it?  >

 

In practice, it is a culture.   People cling to their beliefs and their habits, like the racists do.   Attempts to intervene cause a lot of turmoil.   Intervention sometimes seems urgent, but really it is probably better to avoid these cultures.

 

Marcus

 

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