Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
Short-term vs Long-term - The I.G.Y. Foundation
igyfoundation.org.uk
From Christopher Alexander foreword to Richard Gabriel's "Patterns Of Software":
In my life as an architect, I find that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their acceptance of standards that are too low. If I ask a student whether her design is as good as Chartres, she... See more
Patrick Collison on Stripe:
“My intuition is that more of Stripe success than one would think is down to the fact that people like beautiful things and for rational reasons.
Because, what does a beautiful thing tell you? It tells you the person who made it really cared, and you can observe... See more
Low expectations are a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we aim high, we’ll get better results.
Ted Chiang • Exhalation: Stories
really great read from.a former Instagram designer on the dysfunction of today’s largest tech companies.