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		meowface on Oct 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Curiosity Is Better Than Being Smart? Yeah, what the parent described is more like "reverse engineering". But reverse engineering can help you improve at engineering, and vice versa.

checkyoursudo on Oct 5, 2021 [–]

No doubt. I suppose it is reasonable to include reverse engineering in the category of engineering to begin with.

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