We always used that same principal in Mechanical Engineering. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but, what the heck!? Let’s just try it and see! Modeling Schmodeling.”
Said no engineer ever.
I can confirm. Same in ChemE and EE.
[We always used that same principal in Mechanical Engineering. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but, what the heck!? Let’s just try it and see!]
You wouldn’t believe the people I had to calmly address and tell them software couldn’t be rushed and they HAD to participate while I investigated and designed the system properly.
There were many of them that thought you just sit down and start typing. Typing the code is waaaaaaay down the list.