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It is amazing how many parallels there are between industrial design and software design. In some way the two disciplines are indistinguishable. Yet, the softw
by lecha 16y ago
It is amazing how many parallels there are between industrial design and software design. In some way the two disciplines are indistinguishable.
Yet, the software industry culture tends to prefer designers with computer science background/training, rather than "proper" design background.
- tdonia 16y agoNotes on the Synthesis of Form, by Christopher Alexander, can't be recommended enough for seeing a teapot as an elegant system / understanding the parallels between physical & software design. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_on_the_Synthesis_of_Form http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_on_the_Synthesis_of_Form
- briguy 16y agoI agree, IVE talks about spending a lot of time designing "fixtures" to hold parts during the various CNC operations. That is completely analogous to spending time creating macros, scripts, development tools, etc. Essentially creating tools that will help create tools.
- tjpick 16y agoComputer science is a necessary and essential component of software engineering. Designing software properly _is_ "proper" design. Just a different set of variables.