Re: Re: Programming is not a craft

Hello, Dave.  On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at 10:36:57 PM, you
wrote:

> It also seems to confuse audiences—the people who appreciate the crafting of
> code are not the code's users. But, at the same time, well-crafted code
> benefits the users, not because it is crafted, but because it works better
> and can be changed more easily.

Yes. And he goes down a path about craft being about beauty. Craft
can be about that but also simplicity. Shaker furniture comes to
mind.

I'm not sure what the point really was. Couldn't write it in one
sentence.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
Some things are impossible. And some things people say are
impossible -- because they don't know how to do them. -- Ron Loyd