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Re:Knuth: Computer Programming as an Art (1974) by bottled_poe on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @02:30AM (#10892839)
> Art 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/

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Re:Knuth: Computer Programming as an Art (1974) by fsloth on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @03:42AM (#10893055)
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.
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