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by efortis 881 days ago
From Code Complete 2nd edition:

"Engineers in every discipline learn the limits of the tools and materials they work with. If you’re an electrical engineer, you know the conductivity of various metals and a hundred ways to use a voltmeter. If you’re a structural engineer, you know the load-bearing properties of wood, concrete, and steel.

"If you’re a software engineer, your basic building material is human intellect and your primary tool is you."

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