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dmg@ssc-vax.uucp (David M Geary) writes:

>There is no one correct way to write, for instance, a database.  Developing
>software is much more of an art, and less of a science than engineering.
>As a matter of fact, that is why I *like* software development more than
>engineering.  You get to be more creative.

Uhm, I thought engineers were the people who built bridges, and from
looking around I can only conclude that there is not one correct way
to build a bridge, either.

You get the sense of being more creative when developing software
because computers are more flexible than steel and concrete.

--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <guido@cwi.nl>
"Many of my best friends are lumberjacks and only a few of them are
transvestites"