Comment on Knuth: Computer Programming as an Art (1974)parentComments−bottled_poe10yArt can occur when the same person is both the source of the requirements for the program, and the implementor of the program.Unfortunately, that is frequently also the recipe for a big ball of mud [1]. I guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder...[1] http://www.laputan.org/mud/−fsloth10yCausal isolation from other humans is a risk factor in muddled thinking and poor architecture. Adding people to a project does not make it any less likely to become muddy, though.
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Unfortunately, that is frequently also the recipe for a big ball of mud [1]. I guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
[1] http://www.laputan.org/mud/
Causal isolation from other humans is a risk factor in muddled thinking and poor architecture. Adding people to a project does not make it any less likely to become muddy, though.