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I think they mean that libraries like 'ggplot2' and 'dplyr' and 'TurtleGraphics' use a LOT more than 280 lines of code. When people see 'small code generates p

I think they mean that libraries like 'ggplot2' and 'dplyr' and 'TurtleGraphics' use a LOT more than 280 lines of code. When people see 'small code generates pretty graphics', they usually don't equate that to, 'a library was used as intended.' They think of projects that use math in interesting ways to wring unexpected results out of very limited conditions. Stuff like this: http://www.ozone3d.net/tutorials/intro_demoscene.php http://www.ozone3d.net/tutorials/intro_demoscene.php It's cool and fun to graph mathematical patterns, but it does seem a little disingenuous to call it "Tiny Art".

platz 9y ago
it's tiny because it can be expressed in a tiny respresentation
- everyone 9y ago
  Ive just come up with a symbol that represents the entire collection of the Louvre.
  - platz 9y ago
    That is a symbol with 0 re-use and therefore 0 abstraction. That is much less interesting than a represtentation that can generalize across a wide range of uses
    - gonvaled 9y ago
      No no, it is actually extremely flexible and reusable: draw("louvre") It has support for lots of collections.