Monday, November 12, 2007

Spot-On: Art and Science

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Craft is the nexus, an apogee, of art and science. During my 20-plus year career as a computer programmer and editor of programming magazines there was a constant discussion of whether good programming was an art or a science. It was, and still is, both. Like cooking, it begins with science — verifiable facts, mathematics, technology, and logic — but real success required art — intuition, a sense of proportion, the search for an indefinable elegance.

You can read the complete article at Spot-On.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Ramya said...

Very nice article at Spot-On.Great to know that your inspirations started as early as 7yrs.I was simply engrossed in my mother's cooking only at that time.Nowadays too much copyrights protection,I hardly visit any food blog.Your writing inspires even more.I will settle properly next yr.This year seems to be unusual hold-up in my blogging.

11/12/2007 10:02:00 AM  
Blogger Kevin said...

Ramya,
Thanks!

11/12/2007 06:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Kevin: Great article. I like to know the "why" behind the "do", and then the freedom to experiment. Thanks for helping me understand myself. ha I like the science and the art, so I guess I am a crafter at heart. The kitchen is a wonderful place to express this part of ourselves.

judyinktown

11/15/2007 10:34:00 AM  

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