From: nospam@thanks.com.au (Don Harrison)
Subject: Re: subjectivity
Date: 1997/09/11
Date: 1997-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <EGBqDD.GFL@syd.csa.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3416BA46.8C9@pseserv3.fw.hac.com
Matt Heaney wrote:
:..He argues that complexity depends on people's interests..
and
:.. we associate complexity with anything we find difficult to understand."
I wrote:
:The interest factor may be quite relevant here. My interest in minimality,
:uniqueness etc. certainly colours my own perception of simplicity.
Taking this further, we might recognise that these qualities (minimality,
uniqueness etc. promote understanding, not just in individuals, but in
people generally.
This leaves us with:
Minimality, uniqueness etc. promotes
understandability which promotes
the perception of simplicity.
Caveat: I acknowledge that other people may be interested in other things -
for example, redundancy, multiple ways of doing things, interdependencies,
inconsistency etc.
W. Wesley Groleau wrote:
:I rest my case.
Likewise.
Don. (Reverse to reply)
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1997-08-21 0:00 Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) aek
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1997-08-22 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33FFA4B1.3543@flash.net>
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
[not found] ` <3403940F.4154@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Design By Contract Ted Velkoff
[not found] ` <5u3c6v$gtf$2@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
[not found] ` <34058808.3BF@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Darren New
[not found] ` <JSA.97Aug27180328@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Don Harrison
[not found] ` <EFM140.Fy9@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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[not found] ` <JSA.97Aug30145058@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-01 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Don Harrison
[not found] ` <JSA.97Sep3201329@alexandria.organon.com>
[not found] ` <EFzLn7.481@ecf.toronto.edu>
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
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1997-09-06 0:00 ` Building blocks (Was: Design By Contract) Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-15 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-16 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Darren New
1997-09-09 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
[not found] ` <EFz0pD.E6n@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Design By Contract W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-05 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-05 0:00 ` subjectivity Matthew Heaney
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-12 0:00 ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-16 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-16 0:00 ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Don Harrison [this message]
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1997-09-05 0:00 ` Design By Contract Matthew Heaney
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Joerg Rodemann
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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1997-09-01 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
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1997-08-27 0:00 ` Design by Contract Robert Dewar
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
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[not found] ` <3406E0F7.6FF7ED99@calfp.co.uk>
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) Ken Garlington
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