Presentation: "What makes code beautiful? (And why beauty matters)"

Time: Monday 13:00 - 14:00

Location: SAS Nortvegia

Abstract: In this talk we look at classical definitions of beauty and how we can use these ideas to identify what makes code beautiful. Furthermore, we'll see how striving for beauty results in better software.

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Marcel Molina Jr, Five Runs

Marcel Molina Jr Marcel Molina Jr. is a language enthusiast who went from being a literature major to a programmer. In his transition from natural language to machine language he found Ruby an elegant balance of dynamic, pragmatic and "humane". And then came along Rails... Marcel tumblelogs on Projectionist http://project.ioni.st and tries to help keep your apps running smoothly as a developer at FiveRuns fiveruns.com.