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Originally Posted by Jay Trzaskos
24. Any run-of-the-mill engineer can design something which is elegant. A good engineer designs systems to be efficient. A great engineer designs them to be effective.
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Debatable, depending on your definition of the terms. Efficient and effective designs can be constructed from the many basic concepts that are taught in schools. Elegant designs require a certain imagination (not common to come by). IMHO.
I have no qualms with the other 25 points listed.