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From: Jeff Bull <Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk> > ... in addition ... some things are inherently complex; the are over > 6,000,000 individual components in the latest version of the 747, though a > large proportion of the 6mil comprises simple rivets. we can build complex things from simple things (e.g. rivets) with confidence as long as we understand the simple things and their interfaces to each other. It is when we do not fully understand the building blocks that we get in trouble. And that is the problem in much computer-related work. If I don't understand why an SQL statement works better under some cercumstances, I don't won't the fly on that aircraft, metaphorically speaking.
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