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> But the designers could not produce anything that they could ship as-is. Instead, they were dependent on engineers to translate their ideas into lines of text
by hammock 5y ago
> But the designers could not produce anything that they could ship as-is. Instead, they were dependent on engineers to translate their ideas into lines of text.
Why is this scenario presented as a bad/uncommon/exploitative thing? It is exactly how architects and engineers work on buildings, etc. and is considered a functional (as opposed to dysfunctional) mode of working. It's certainly not a characteristic unique to Apple.
- astrange 5y agoIs the way architects work on buildings functional? It appears architects have no influence on most buildings out there in the world, until one day they design a giant multi-billion dollar sports stadium that looks like a body part[0]. There's nothing in the middle, mainly because in the US we essentially banned building anything interesting around 1970. "A Pattern Language" was supposed to be about designing buildings that the inhabitants could then adapt for their own purposes, but it's unclear if this actually ever happens. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/18/qatar-accidental-vagina-stadium-al-wakrah-world-cup-stadium https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/18/qatar-...