psedo-qq/ Quality is that which is good, but if you try to put your finger on it, it sort of squishes out and you end up with empty platitudes and tautologies. / (my apologies, it's been 10 years since I've read it, and my copy isn't here)
He goes into it in the class, teaching it but refusing to define it, and one level higher, does it with the book.
This is similar to the "quality without a name" as described by Christopher Alexander. Btw, his seminal book on patterns is totally worth reading - the GoF patterns seem bland and uninteresting in comparison.
psedo-qq/ Quality is that which is good, but if you try to put your finger on it, it sort of squishes out and you end up with empty platitudes and tautologies. / (my apologies, it's been 10 years since I've read it, and my copy isn't here)
He goes into it in the class, teaching it but refusing to define it, and one level higher, does it with the book.