12 Apr
2006
12 Apr
'06
3:01 p.m.
But that isn't what Tony said; he said:
If you're goign to be pedantic about it...
I did not say that engineers could not think, or were incapable of
thinking, or anything like that. I said, basically, that engineers no
longer thought about problems, they threw computer power at them.
Others have said that the modern way _is_ to use a CAD system and let it
sort out the mess. Which rather confirms my point.
[And no, I am not happy about this, and I'll bet most good engineers
aren't eitehr. But apparently it's better to save $0.01 on each product
than to make a good quality device that you could sell for $10 more.
And noote I've not said that CAD systems are useless. I believe they're
very useful tools, but like all tools there are times when they are
appropriate and times when they are not. I also believe they have to be
used with care and understnading. I do not accept the advertising lies
that a CAD system will turn anyone into a good engineer. It won't.
Period. ]
-tony
Yes, back when engineers actually thought about
things and didn't
attempt to 'solve' problems by throwing computing power at them.
-tony
That says that engineers today don't solve probems anymore; he didn't
say that he detests engineers who are bad.