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Remarkably, some computer scientists do not | Remarkably, some computer scientists do not | ||
| - | want to hear this. They are of course scientists, | + | want to hear this: the scientific method applied |
| + | to engineering. They are of course scientists, | ||
and as scientists they use of course the | and as scientists they use of course the | ||
scientific method. How do we dare to question | scientific method. How do we dare to question | ||
| - | this? Yet there is a difference between | + | this? Yet there is a clear difference between science |
| - | the scientist and the engineer | + | and engineering, between the scientist and the engineer. |
| + | The scientist tries to explain complexity by simple rules, | ||
| + | the engineer tries to hide complexity by simple user interfaces. | ||
| + | The scientist tries to explore nature by building machines, | ||
| + | the engineer tries to build machines by exploring possible constructions. | ||
The scientist seeks to understand what is, | The scientist seeks to understand what is, | ||
