CSE 2015

Recitation #1: Worse Is Better

Please read Worse is Better, and answer following questions. Maybe you're not familar with LISP, don't be afraid, just finish the artical and try to get the main idea. Be critical to anything you are reading, since the artical is written more than 20 years ago, the environment has changed a lot since then. No worship.

  • How to explain the idea to one of your friends whose major is not computer/software?

  • Which contexts does "wore is better” suitable for? Which contexts doesn’t ? Please give at least two cases for each situation.

  • Please describe one of your own projects, and think whether “worse is better” is suitable for it.

Please raise your own questions or thoughts that you’d like to discuss. The deadline of your answers and questions is 23:59, 2015-3-12.