I have to admit, this made me laugh more than I’m willing to admit.
It is a mistake to equate software development with graphic design. To compare C with International Style sounds promising on the surface, rings all kinds of bells but your analogy breaks down as follows.
Machine code > ASM > C > Java > Python > Django framework > Web apps > Saas. This is a hierarchical abstraction. So comparing C to JavaScript is comparing different abstraction layers. Writing C is not suitable for web apps so much as designing a font from scratch to put a webpage together is not a productive use of your time.
International Style is not a lower abstraction or “building” block for design. It is a framework of principles.
The other factor is that the human brain has not substantially changed in 50 years, and design with the goal of conveying information efficiently is going to rest on principles based on the way our brains work, and that isn't changing.
It is a mistake to equate software development with graphic design. To compare C with International Style sounds promising on the surface, rings all kinds of bells but your analogy breaks down as follows.
Machine code > ASM > C > Java > Python > Django framework > Web apps > Saas. This is a hierarchical abstraction. So comparing C to JavaScript is comparing different abstraction layers. Writing C is not suitable for web apps so much as designing a font from scratch to put a webpage together is not a productive use of your time.
International Style is not a lower abstraction or “building” block for design. It is a framework of principles.