[LRUG] Software Craftsmanship

[Eleanor McHugh]

On 11 May 2009, at 10:54, Anthony Green wrote:
> I've been humph *frustrated*  in arguments recently with colleagues  
> as to
> whether  the notion of Software Craftsmanship is real or a fictional
> construct.
>
> Originally schooling as artist I've found affinity with the ideas,  
> thoughts,
> philosophies espoused in books like 'Hackers and Painters',  
> 'Refactor Your
> WetWetware'
>
> Thoughts ?

I prefer to view software as art, craft, and a frustrating amount of  
hard work (frustrating because the hard work normally involves  
unlearning preconceptions about a given problem domain). People who  
come up through a traditional CS background seem to feel otherwise,  
but I try not to hold that against them ;)


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
http://slides.games-with-brains.net
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