Computer people have been keenly interested in Christopher Alexander’s work for decades. But they might consider studying it in its original context, as applied to the built environment (this opportunity is now available to them at Building Beauty, see links below). The point of his work is not to be found in technical details, but in the nourishing of one’s core intuition or feeling, with a perspective and sensibility from which to produce work that is good, beautiful, comfortable, natural, and helpful for the world.
The Beautiful Software Thesis (video)
The point of C. Alexander work is not to be found in technical details, but in the nourishing of one's core intuition or feeling