> -----Original Message----- > From: Niclas Hedhman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:45 PM > To: Avalon Developers List > Subject: Re: Under Merlin's hood (WAS: RE: [avalon] roadmap - library crit > eria ) > > On Friday 05 March 2004 03:35, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > > "I knew that programs could have a compelling and deep logical beauty, > > on the other hand I was forced to admit that most programs are > > presented in a way fit for mechanical execution, but even if of any > > beauty at all, totally unfit for human appreciation." > > > > -- Edsger W. Dijkstra > > "a discipline of programming", 1976 > > Deep stuff for its time indeed, especially considering what was considered > "great achievements" of its time. > > My interpretation of the above, is that some here can appreciate the > beauty of > apparent internal complexity, built out of simplicity, yet creating > simplicity. (Compare; Julia & Mandelbrot algorithms)
That's it! We need a fractal container! One with infinite levels of complexity spinning out of a simple equation... or, um, uh... :) Sorry, just trying to "lighten" the atmosphere around here. J. Aaron Farr SONY ELECTRONICS DDP-CIM (724) 696-7653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
