You really should. Because while you may not see the need, any future supervisors of yours will definitely see the need. Because while you may be All That on your own, a well-funded R&D department can probably out-think, out-document, and out-produce you any day. If you give them specs and schematics, then they can take those as a starting point and evolve the design from there rather than committing butchery on your beloved designs.
You ever hear of evolutionary design theory?
I think mine is up to about four volumes at this point. About five thousand or so pages of notes, not counting the blueprints themselves.
And while I haven't talked to Dr McCoy about it directly, the fuzzball speaks Truth. You may think they are a complete waste of time, and in some (OK, many) cases I may even agree with you.
But they're mandatory for a _reason_. We're not just yanking your chain here - McCoy himself has extensive work experience out in the Real World, and I've got some as well. We're telling you _what works_ because we've seen it, we've used it, and we know firsthand.
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Date: 2005-01-10 09:19 am (UTC)You ever hear of evolutionary design theory?
I think mine is up to about four volumes at this point. About five thousand or so pages of notes, not counting the blueprints themselves.
And while I haven't talked to Dr McCoy about it directly, the fuzzball speaks Truth. You may think they are a complete waste of time, and in some (OK, many) cases I may even agree with you.
But they're mandatory for a _reason_. We're not just yanking your chain here - McCoy himself has extensive work experience out in the Real World, and I've got some as well. We're telling you _what works_ because we've seen it, we've used it, and we know firsthand.
Salaam,
Haroun