13-02-2006, 22:35
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Electrical Engineer / Computer Geek
AKA: Eldarion Telcontar
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Númenor
Posts: 558
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Re: cease all software development?
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
thats the thing. Are you allowed to draw mechanical things on a piece of paper before your first day at regionals? to figure out measurements? to make scale drawings? To make a prototype at home to see if it works, then fabricate it over again at the regional?
the problem with SW is that once you write it down (type the code out) you are mostly done.
I dont know about anyone else, but if I have a problem to solve it simmers on the back burner of my brain all the time, and when an answer bubbles to the surface I have to stop what Im doing and write it down. For SW that means writing down an alogrithm, or a bubble diagram, or a flow chart.
The rules forbid this?! you would have to heavily sedate me!  |
I heartily agree! 
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