Craftsmanship is building things well.

But you have to know what you're building. Beyond the very small, you must have design.

No matter how good the construction workers, they still ask an architect to design the sky scraper.

Computer Science tries to provide the design expertise in software development.

I think that is an over-simplification.
If you are "engineering" a program then design is important and helpful. If you are "creating" a program then just sitting in front of a text-editor and feeling the code flow from you is just as efficient and just as "good".


Sometimes closing your eyes and letting your hand wander across the page can produce the most beautiful, elegant lines of all.


billybofh.