2009/12/8 evan.raskob [lists] <lists_at_lowfrequency.org>:
> What's the point of an "intellectually pure"
> livecoding event, except as group intellectual masturbation for a select few
> who understand what's going on?
A clear, rigourous concept is easier to understand, surely?. Note
however that a half is not 'pure'.
> As it is, audiences barely get the idea.
> Does livecoding only exist to promote itself in "pure" form? Can't it be
> part of something larger? I thought Dan's point about the "focal point" of
> a performance was very interesting, and should be properly debated.
Yes, but it wasn't on this list, and the couple of hundred people on
it are missing quite a lot of context right now.
> Why 50%?
Because it's a half. It is the limit beyond which one element
outnumbers another. Seemed like a good idea at pubcode, and I was
very happy to join in with the performance to make it so. It also
seems like a reasonable idea in the context of a two hour live coding
showcase, with maybe four plus hours worth of people wanting to play,
including a band sometimes dominated by non-livecoders.
> Because you can round up? Why not 51%, the threshold at which a
> person takes ownership of a public company? Why not 60%, the threshold
> percentage of votes which some governments require to pass bill? Why not a
> plurality? Why not require your father to have been a computer science
> professor? I was only half-kidding about Jewishness; outside Judaism people
> consider themselves "part Jewish" if they have a Jewish ancestor somewhere
> down the line; inside Judiasm, you're only Jewish if your mother is.
> Period. Which model does livecoding take? Or open software? Or any
> intellectual argument, race, or creed? Why stop there? Intellectual rigidity
> is a virtue, right?
> Alex, it sounds like you need a nap.
You're the one comparing live coding with Judaism.
I'm not trying to define what a 'live coding performance' is, I'm just
offering an opinion about what I think is appropriate for the limited
time in a live coding showcase in London right now. I am surprised my
point is this controversial, but don't see how it's on-topic here.
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