[FRIAM] alternative response

[Russ Abbott]

"Science" is generally defined as the study of the natural world. If we
take that to exclude man-made artifacts and processes, software engineering
(by definition) is not a science.

-- Russ Abbott
Professor, Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles


On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 11:27 AM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com>
wrote:

> *< *So, software engineering is not a science. It’s a culture?  There is
> no right or wrong about it?  >
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> 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.
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> Marcus
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