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I agree with his point. The development of software is not an engineering discipline because there is a literal and metaphorical art to it. Software creators need to take quantitative aspects of engineering, and incorporate qualitative aspects such as design and aesthetics into the final product. There are no real metrics for measuring some aspects of software creation. Software creation can be viewed as an art.

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There's art, design and aesthetics in many other types of engineering. Ever seen a beautiful bridge?

Obligatory beautiful bridge link: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/12/15.html

Well then electrical engineering and even some projects in mechanical engineering are not engineering either....

In nearly all forms of engineering, it can be far to tell exactly how close to completion you are. And there are no qualitative aspects of other forms of engineering?

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