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A building serves a utility, yet can we call all architects craftsmen? Can we say that an architect is limited to the extents of the utility in design or do tho
by sedatk 8y ago
A building serves a utility, yet can we call all architects craftsmen? Can we say that an architect is limited to the extents of the utility in design or do those constraints actually impose a new form of art?
Similarly, cinema is an art form, yet movies are built collectively by many craftsmen. There is no mutual exclusivity there.
I think, however, artistry of software comes from the design, not the code per se. The end product can be an artpiece, or a utility, depending on how its designed.
Let’s also not forget the pure art form of software: demos. What they are to the software is what sculptures are to the architecture.
- DenverCoder009 8y ago>I think, however, artistry of software comes from the design, not the code per se. The end product can be an artpiece, or a utility, depending on how its designed. Which fits your building analogy. Architecture and design are artistry, welding steel is a craft.