A field that you may think is governed by level-headed, spreadsheet-wielding engineers is alarmingly prone to zealotry and taboos.

• 很多人认为这个领域是由头脑冷静、痴迷于数据表的工程师们所控制，但是他们有的狂热的标新立异、有的却墨守陈规，这种倾向很是令人担忧；