From: "Nick Roberts" <nick.roberts@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Artistically creative expression has no role in software design
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:27:30 +0100
Date: 2004-07-20T01:27:30+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <opsbet74e1p4pfvb@bram-2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1090263815.244230@master.nyc.kbcfp.com
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:03:34 -0400, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
> Marc A. Criley wrote:
>> "Since the design of computer software is forever driven by its
>> intended functionality and efficiency concerns, the room for
>> artistically creative expression never arises.
>
> And that is why all office buildings and bridges look identical.
But Hyman, the design of Concorde (the aircraft) was driven by its
intended functionality and efficiency concerns, but it was not identical
to other aircraft designs, and most people do not, upon seeing the plane,
say "yuk, what an ugly functional and efficient design!"
The design of plants and animals by nature (if one looks at it that way)
is forever driven by functionality and efficiency concerns, yet there
are at least some plants and animals which are very beautiful.
--
Nick Roberts
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Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-19 18:46 Artistically creative expression has no role in software design Marc A. Criley
2004-07-19 18:56 ` Ed Falis
2004-07-19 19:03 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-07-19 23:24 ` Marc A. Criley
2004-07-20 0:27 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
2004-07-20 7:40 ` Hyman Rosen
2004-07-20 15:24 ` Nick Roberts
2004-07-20 16:00 ` Marc A. Criley
2004-07-20 18:46 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-07-20 22:41 ` Randy Brukardt
2004-08-09 16:14 ` Richard Riehle
2004-07-19 20:49 ` Georg Bauhaus
2004-07-19 23:27 ` Marc A. Criley
2004-07-20 9:05 ` Georg Bauhaus
2004-07-20 0:31 ` Nick Roberts
2004-07-20 1:45 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2004-07-20 8:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-07-20 14:28 ` Martin Krischik
2004-07-20 15:02 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2004-07-20 18:02 ` Wes Groleau
2004-07-21 9:30 ` Martin Krischik
2004-07-21 20:22 ` Simon Wright
2004-07-23 8:00 ` Rolf Ebert
2004-07-23 21:04 ` Simon Wright
2004-07-21 20:17 ` Simon Wright
2004-07-21 22:15 ` Georg Bauhaus
2004-07-23 20:59 ` Simon Wright
2004-07-21 1:05 ` Robert I. Eachus
2004-07-21 1:17 ` Ed Falis
2004-07-21 3:44 ` tmoran
2004-07-21 4:09 ` tmoran
2004-07-21 9:38 ` Ludovic Brenta
2004-07-22 14:11 ` Marc A. Criley
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