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A pompous piece by an author who appears to know little of Plato, and less of software design, but nevertheless enjoys concocting absurd analogies like these:
by rhythmvs 12y ago
A pompous piece by an author who appears to know little of Plato, and less of software design, but nevertheless enjoys concocting absurd analogies like these:
"Word’s 50-percent rule for applying styles is a descendent of the Demiurge, and just as much of a kludge."
- quonn 12y agoWe don't have enough information to know if the author knows much about Plato or not. What he says is not necessarily particularly deep, but it's not wrong either. Generally, I liked the article. What I don't like is the fact that the obvious advantages of the style-model are not mentioned. Most people don't grasp these advantages, which is why they have much more trouble than is necessary - even in Word - when working on a long text (a thesis, say).