I wrote what was supposed to be today’s post last night but in the light of day I decided I didn’t like it and had to start over. Fortunately, I found this set of slides on Akin’s Laws of Spacecraft Design. They appear to be lecture notes from a course at the University of Victoria.
They are, as the title suggests, nominally about aeronautical engineering but the “laws” apply equally well to software engineering or, really, any type of engineering. The fact that they aren’t specialized to software engineering makes them seem more general and applicable because they do get into the weeds of a developer’s job.
Most Irreal readers are sure to find something they like in the slides. One of my favorites was
– Engineering is not a religion.
• Technical apostasy is perfectly acceptable.
On another note, it’s New Year’s eve so be safe and stay off the roads if you can. We here at the Irreal bunker want you back tomorrow.