Alex Clarke recalls his father's early work with computer-aided ship design and later consultancy checking designs produced by that software. He attributes those invitations to knowledge of the underlying methods. Some younger users had learned the software without the same grounding. The example concerns the continued value of foundational expertise when tools become easier to use.
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Computer-aided ship design still needs underlying expertise
A family recollection illustrates the value of understanding the principles beneath ship-design software.