In engineering and in programming one thing matters the most; efficiency.
Not so sure about that. Effectiveness matters most, efficiency is nice to have in some cases. In fact, for evolution, "good enough" is what counts to survive, not "best equipped" or "most efficient".
I suppose one could argue that we humans run the most universal computer in our heads, not necessarily the best for all purposes, ie. the "smartest" for all applications.
This has enabled our ancestors to adapt to many environments, and adapt many environments for us. I'm not so sure if those who inherited these adaptations, I mean the majority of current humans, could do the same quickly enough when there is a major change, but that may not be an inherent problem of the human brain.
i was actually thinking which word to use since I am not an engineer but u think efficiency and effectiveness could be seen as interchangeable terms in a given domain.
I use effectiveness for "does it do what it is supposed to do" and efficiency for "how much time / how many resources does it consume for doing what it does", but there are probably other definitions, always nice to have many to chose from 8-).
BTW I edited my comment after you replied, naughty of me, but I hadn't seen your reply yet.
no problem. I see what you mean
BTW Have you in any way responded to this reply to one of your articles? If you have, I'm going to read your responses, if not, not.
yeah..give me a second. i can't keep up lately