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The official topic of the night was requirements engineering, which led mainly to stories about the intracability of programmers from those who have worked in the industry (on both sides). It also led the other sociology student in the class to observe that requirements engineering bears an interesting resemblance to action research in its level and styles of interaction with users. It's always fun to see links like that, especially when, as is often the case, neither side is aware of them. It's one of the highlights of being in an interdisciplinary class.