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by pricechild 3172 days ago
One of my favourite parts of this article is how Elliot Thomas describes himself as a "Software Engineer".

We may be writing software, but without a working knowledge of hardware it's not worth much!

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I have barely any knowledge of hardware, but I have built plenty of pieces of software that have helped people.
Civil Engineers don't understand chemistry or quantum mechanics - how they build a bridge.
They must know some chemistry surely, like weathering effects on concrete; effects of potential chemical spills, eg on roadways, metal-concrete-surfacing interactions.

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The article is about pieces of hardware