This is it ... the final chapter in the book Beautiful Architecture that we will be reading for CS527. It has been a good read. I liked the format of different authors/system designs per chapter most of which I agreed with and liked, a couple I didn't. As for this last chapter, the title is "Rereading the Classics". Classics serve an important role in education. In most cases, they help to present an unmuddled view of the topic at hand and explain/present materials in ways that seems natural and easy to understand. After all, if they didn't they probably wouldn't be classics!
The final chapter introduced Smalltalk. Having come from a predominantly C/C++/C# background, I have to say this language took me a bit to wrap my mind around. I liked what I saw. I think the language deserves a lot of credit in paving a new way of approaching things even if it is not necessarily considered "mainstream".
The last section in the chapter introduced several different structures created by famous architects. Some of these structures while considered beautiful and works of art were not necessarily the most habitable of places. One such structure was deemed inhabitable by its occupants, but yet is still looked at as a modern architectural marvel. This begs the question ... can form and function not be counteractive forces? I think so.
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