On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:10:47 MDT andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately we don't have exact analogs in s/w. We can > > only simplicate; we can't add lightness! > > but somehow we can add "weight". can't we? bash is perceivably > "heavier" than rc, xml perceivably "heavier" than 9p... statlite() > perceivably "heavier" than stat() :)
Yes of course. But that is because they use a more complicated design that results in use of more code. What I meant is in a physical assembly you can carefully hollow out a solid part or use a lighter material to get a lighter part without changing its structural properties (much) and no other parts or couplings have to be changed. In a program one can use hand code asembly or inline code instead of calling a function, or call a function instead of RPC to a separate process and so on but in each case there is a tighter coupling that reduces flexibility. Design done by wizards have simpler and fewer parts -- they are simply much better at design. They "simplicate". But granted, the analogy is rather weak :-)
