Saw him speak at Berkeley around the time his book on the Eshin project was released. Talked in very strong terms about the importance of working in a holistic, caring way.
A SWE in the audience spoke up, saying basically "look, we want to follow that approach, but it's hard, we have a lot of stakeholders to satisfy in order for a project to happen."
Alexander was unyielding. "Once you've worked with love, you won't want to work in any other way."
YMMW on the practicality of his advice, but it was super inspiring.
A SWE in the audience spoke up, saying basically "look, we want to follow that approach, but it's hard, we have a lot of stakeholders to satisfy in order for a project to happen."
Alexander was unyielding. "Once you've worked with love, you won't want to work in any other way."
YMMW on the practicality of his advice, but it was super inspiring.