2005-10-25 #1

Why Software Jewels are Rare

An interesting article by Dr. David Parnas. According to the article, software "jewels" owe their elegance to:

• good decomposition
• good hierarchical structures
• design of interfaces

quote:

Languages that prevent programming errors, a goal advanced by some inveterate language designers, are as feasible as knives that can but meat but not hands.