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Perfection is subjective because flaws are subjective. Aesthetics are part of the code. If a piece of code is functionally perfect but ugly or inelegant by some
by khedoros 10y ago
Perfection is subjective because flaws are subjective. Aesthetics are part of the code. If a piece of code is functionally perfect but ugly or inelegant by some measure, then it is imperfect by that measure.
- betenoire 10y agoright, flaws are subjective. I'll try that one on my QA team next time they file a bug report ;)
- snovv_crash 10y agoThere is more than one class of flaw. Some are objective, ie. fail to meet spec. Some are subjective, typically where the spec doesn't cover. If software functions correctly but is unnecessarily hard to use due to (eg.) bad layout, would you still call it perfect?