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I just wonder what would happen to society if everyone worked like software engineers do.

For example, what would happen if carpenters just eyeballed every measurement, and just shrugged their shoulders when the walls didn't line up. If they found out the way the wiring was planned will not actually end connecting where they thought it would and just shrugged and did it anyway.

What if they had hour long meetings about how to drive in screws and their workdays consisted of putting up a beam, and then going home because they think they've done enough for the day.

If all of society was ran like that, it wouldn't be running for long.




In all honesty construction is full of hack jobs and the buildings are standing.




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