From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,4feb499c05063194 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Nick Roberts" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Artistically creative expression has no role in software design Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:27:30 +0100 Message-ID: References: <2m2j9gFhf4cpU1@uni-berlin.de> <1090263815.244230@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de qJdVdlHTiTAZZ0h7J4T4Sg75CX1ZzNMRukbOpCgrRlw22l9mU= User-Agent: Opera M2/7.51 (Win32, build 3798) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2258 Date: 2004-07-20T01:27:30+01:00 List-Id: On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:03:34 -0400, Hyman Rosen 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