Software Aesthetics

cconnell writes: "Most software design is lousy. Most software is so bad, in fact, that if it were a bridge, no one in his or her right mind would walk across it. If it were a house, we would be afraid to enter. The only reason we (software engineers) get away with this scam is the general public cannot see inside of software systems. If software design were as visible as a bridge or house, we would be hiding our heads in shame. This article is a challenge to engineers, managers, executives and software users (which is everyone) to raise our standards about software. We should expect the same level of quality and performance in software we demand in physical construction. Instead of trying to create software that works in a minimal sense, we should be creating software that has internal beauty." We had a good discussion on a related topic half a year ago.

Comments

Of course his software stinks.

[emf]

Of course that guys software stinks, he's using Visual Basic. ( Check the code sample )

This is news?

[feydakin]

This is news to some people?

This complaint is as old as most code. There has always been a better way to do things. It's just not the most profitable.