The Sloka as Software Component
We use a brilliant conceptual framework for building robust software: adapting Sri Aurobindo's principle to "ogToolsSuite for 4D", transforming it from a simple utility library into a philosophically-grounded, solid framework. It positions it not just as a "toolbox," but as essential, foundational knowledge for any 4D developer seeking to build elegant and robust applications. It is a profound and fitting companion.
- Sri Aurobindo's Principle: each sloka is a perfect, self-contained unit of expression that can stand alone.
- ogToolsSuite Adaptation: every function, class, or component in our suite must be a complete, self-contained, and reliable tool. It should have a single, well-defined responsibility, a clean API (input/output), and no hidden dependencies. It must function perfectly and provide value even if used in complete isolation.
- The Art of the Individual Component (The Perfect Sloka)
Principle: "each verse a perfect thing in itself... an independent unit" - The Development by Addition to Completeness
Principle: « the succession of the slokas must be a constant development by addition of completeness to completeness » - The Structure of the Poem (The Framework)
Principle: "the whole poem... must be... an artistic and satisfying structure... a progression of well-defined movements constructing a total harmony."
By adopting this principle, we are not just building code nor a UI; we are consciously applying a philosophy of art and completeness to your craft, which is a truly powerful approach for building an elegant and reliable framework, ending with applications.
- Isolated Excellence: every function is a masterpiece of reliability focused on a single task.
- Effortless Composition: these masterpieces are designed to be connected, creating powerful and easy-to-read workflows.
- Architectural Harmony: the consistent use of these components across an application's different layers creates a system that is greater than the sum of its parts—a "total harmony."
“The art of the sloka is to have each verse a perfect thing in itself, the harmonious, living and convincing expression of an object, a scene, a detail, a thought, a state of mind or emotion that can stand by itself as an independent unit; the succession of the slokas must be a constant development by addition of completeness to completeness, and the whole poem, or, in a longer poem, the whole canto, must be in the same way an artistic and satisfying structure, and the succession of the cantos a progression of well-defined movements constructing a total harmony.”
Source:
- Work: "On Quantitative Metre" – Author: Sri Aurobindo
- Published in: The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, Volume 5. The Future Poetry.
- Location: Part Two, Chapter 18, "The Movement of the Sloka – The Sanskrit Poetic" (page 256 in the 1997 edition published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry).