[erlang-questions] Fear and Loathing in Programming La La Land

[Miles Fidelman]

Jan Burse wrote:
> Jan Burse schrieb:
>> To say setters are there because of GUI Builders,
>> is the same as saying a car has an engine because
>> the manifacturer can modify it. Which is utterly
>> bullshit, a car has an engine since a car needs
>> something that moves it.

Isn't it more like, we have this new tool, let's see what we can do with 
it?  Cars have engines because somebody said "gee, I wonder if we can 
put this steam engine on that horse-drawn car." :-)
>
> Tools are typically developed along
> the following priorities:
>
>   1. Architecture
>   2. Methods
>   3. Tools
>
> And not the other way around.
I'd kind of beg to differ on this.  New tools lead to new methods lead 
to new architectures.  ("Gee, we have a steam engine, let's see what we 
can do with it." Or, "hmm... nails and a hammer, I bet we could build 
bigger, taller buildings.")

New tools and building blocks enable new methods and architectures.  
(Granted that there's a bit of co-evolution going on as well... "... I 
think we're going to need a bigger boat.")


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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra