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In the world of software, the closest equivalent to outsider art would probably be TempleOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by pavlov 3y ago
In the world of software, the closest equivalent to outsider art would probably be TempleOS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS
- kazinator 3y agoI would say no, and here is my reasoning. Check the bio. Davis was a skilled programmer with a solid background: a master's degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State, which he earned in 1994, just two years before the documented onset of his mental illness in 1996. Because of his illness, Davis himself became an outsider, clearly. But TempleOS isn't any more "outsider art" than any other solo project, like Bill Joy's vi, or Knuth's TeX or what have you. Also, religious themes aside, the techniques in Temple OS are thoroughly mainstream, full of familiar concepts. The code is understandable to any engineer competent in those areas. (No worse than any other mountain of uncommented code that occurs in our industry, in any case.)
- npteljes 3y agoMaybe the mood is similar, but it's not outsider art, Terry frequently published and participated in communication with regards to TempleOS.