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sunshowers • yesterday at 9:49 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Okay, well, I actually do think it is part of the basic duty of an engineer to do that.


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gavinray • yesterday at 10:08 PM

I do, solely on the basis of "there are a lot of smart(er) people in the world, and very few truly novel problems".

The first step in approaching anything difficult is seeing whether someone else has already solved it.

arjie • yesterday at 9:52 PM

I see. Well, I suppose we differ on this matter of opinion. May the chips land where they may.