Comment Re:Great things are grown, not made (Score 1) 140
Yea!!!
There is alot of discussion on this article and there are an awful lot of people all over discussing this topic, but the conversation most often begins and ends with 'planning' meaning 'how do we control this or that'
Strong, healthy, sustainable systems require the planning of a gardner more than an engineer. This applies with computer systems as well (you mention the Net as a perfect example) The mantra of simplicity and extensibility that is (not often enough) heard in computer systems design is very close to designing components that work and play well with others and can grow organically.
There is alot of discussion on this article and there are an awful lot of people all over discussing this topic, but the conversation most often begins and ends with 'planning' meaning 'how do we control this or that'
Strong, healthy, sustainable systems require the planning of a gardner more than an engineer. This applies with computer systems as well (you mention the Net as a perfect example) The mantra of simplicity and extensibility that is (not often enough) heard in computer systems design is very close to designing components that work and play well with others and can grow organically.
