Just starting now. I saw you were also talking about software architecture so I am curious as when I read about Alexander I immediately started wondering how to apply his ideas to software.
Yes, many software people have been trying to figure that out, and it’s not that obvious, because software ultimately is quite different to built architecture in a physical world. You may like this old post I wrote before I had a Substack:
Just starting now. I saw you were also talking about software architecture so I am curious as when I read about Alexander I immediately started wondering how to apply his ideas to software.
Yes, many software people have been trying to figure that out, and it’s not that obvious, because software ultimately is quite different to built architecture in a physical world. You may like this old post I wrote before I had a Substack:
https://stefan-lesser.com/2020/10/27/how-to-adopt-christopher-alexanders-ideas-in-the-software-industry/
There is also this note:
http://nature-of-order.stefan-lesser.com/geometry-in-software