arranging code to perform a function on a computer
On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Russell Wilson <russ.wil...@gmail.com>wrote: > At the end of a recent interview, the candidate asked me “What is software > design to you?” I can probably come up with a thousand different answers > but the one that popped into my mind immediately that day was “*software > design is making the ordinary extraordinary*.” > > Okay, so maybe it won’t get me a mention in Businessweek, but what I was > trying to capture and communicate was that software design in particular is > largely about taking unglamorous tools and making them functionally robust > and efficient, rewarding to use, and aesthetically pleasing. We aren’t > artists, but we are creatives. We aren’t rocket scientists, but we’re > smart > and talented. And every day we have to use our creativity, smarts and > talent > to design the best tools for people to use. > > *So I’m interested… in 10 words or less, what is software design to you?* > Enter more than one if you like (as seperate comments). > > (would love to get comments on my post about his so that I can collect them > all in one place): > > http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/ > > > > -------- > Russell Wilson > Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS > Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/russwilson > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
