First, we made tools for our hands - now we make them for our minds.
I have built tools and controls since I was 8.
Decision resources - pertinent up to date data represented clearly?
Activity awareness - live process status on your screen?
Motion planning - from boxes on shelves and trucks to objects in space?
Communication and control - of many people, things and locations?
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A true story about the importance of simplicity:I started designing and building at age eight in my Dad's machine shop near Atlanta. There I learned the value of simplicity and minimalism - in automated hardware built for manufacturing, textiles and aerospace. I now carry the design principles learned there in hardware over to software as well.
Some time ago, I designed and built my own computers - some of the first UNIX machines sold for commercial use. These machines were popular with my clients such as IBM, Foxmeyer, Lawrence Livermore Labs, NOAA, Texas A&M, Uzzi, etc. because of their simplicity, reliability and maintainability.
Beside the electronics, this computer had only 7 parts - out of thick aluminum that not only provided strength but also cooled the machine. All screws were the same size so one hex wrench [included] would fit anything in the machine and were magnetic so as to be sucked out if you dropped one inside. You can see why they were so popular in weather stations, pharmacies, etc. - The were as simple as possible, very reliable and easy to maintain.
Then a big computer company took over my small one. They had NIH disease [Not Invented Here], so they wanted to redesign the original machine. Their replacement had many parts and different sizes of screws - some non-magnetic. They never understood why their new machine was a failure.
They never understood why the elegance of simplicity is not an option.
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