Author regrets naming engineering skill 'Taste' as everyone now claims to have it
cnakazawa · x · 2026-09-26
In an ongoing discussion about what still matters in engineering, cnakazawa says his only regret is naming one of the key items 'Taste'—now everyone claims to have taste, but few actually have good taste, and he's unsure what the substitute term should be. Links back to his longer essay on engineering.
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