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"The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees oneself of the chains that shackle the spirit... the arbitrariness of the constraint only serves to obtain
by nemo1618 12y ago
"The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees oneself of the chains that shackle the spirit... the arbitrariness of the constraint only serves to obtain precision of execution."
- Igor Stravinsky
- darkmighty 12y agoNice quote; here's my attempt to put it in a less of a "hazy 19th century philosophy" kind of way: "The more constraints one imposes, the narrower the decision tree and smaller the design space, a focus which enables quick enumeration detailed search of such design space... making it therein less costly to obtain good results instead of aimless exploration of a space of "infinite" possibilities"
- hexasquid 12y agoHow about 'Convention over configuration'?