Re: Hackers and Painters

["Kurt Seifried" <listuser () seifried org>]

> I like to compare hackers and scientists with architects and construction
> builders. An architect can be an artist, but doesn't have to be one. Most
> buildings are built using a few standard design rules, nothing artistic 
> about
> it. Only a few buildings are works of art. The same goes for programming.
> Most programs are built around a few well known design principles. Only a 
> few
> programs are works of art.
>
> Groetjes,
> Peter.

Every time I look at OpenBSD, especially the internals I'm strongly reminded 
of the German Bauhaus movement and/or high end carpentry tools. Minimalist 
and functional style, yet at the same time somehow it ends up being very 
elegant and pleasent to look at and use. As for the carpentry tools just 
open up a Lee Valley catalog (*) or something similar and you'll see what I 
mean. It seems to me that "correctness" in many, perhaps all, things leads 
to a certain kind of beauty (especially by those that understand and 
appreciate the functionality of the item in question).

* http://www.leevalley.com/images/item/woodworking/planes/05p2901s1.jpg

Kurt


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