Sully: Programming: Muscles, Models, and Metaphysics

[Mark Rippetoe]

Programming - Muscles, Models, and Metaphysics | Jonathon Sullivan

[Bruce Ware]

Enjoyed the piece! Especially the citation from Dr. G.E.P. Box: All models are wrong; some are more useful than others. Often, people express their disappointment or how scandalous it is when climate researchers adjust historical data to better fit their models. True, it is not quite scientifically kosher to do so; but the underlying premise that the model is correct and the data need to be adjusted to fit is the *real* error they make. All models are wrong; if the data need to be fudged to make the model "work", it is not a useful model. QED

No mention should be made of my old alma mater, Miskatonic U., without the school chant:

Ia! Ia! Ia! C'thulu phthagn n'glawah! We have got the powah!

[Cheesepuff]

Excellent!
The map is not the territory. There is a difference between belief and reality.
Scribbling on the map does not change the territory.
But that does not mean the map is useless, but rather that one must be careful in its use.
Well done!