I think Christopher Alexander (CA) absolutely got the right impression. You don't seem to have watched the CA talk. You probably should. He is not claiming to k

I think Christopher Alexander (CA) absolutely got the right impression. You don't seem to have watched the CA talk. You probably should. He is not claiming to know anything about software engineering, but he describes what it should achieve, from his "ignorant" point of view. And I will gladly use some of his design insights in my software from now on, and see if and how I can apply them.