bsmall2Apr 16

"Computing: A Human Activity"

'... the designer's job is not to pass along "the design" but to pass along "the theories" driving the design."


https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf

/HT @etosch

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Show threadChristoph BegallMar 6

@nielspflaeging I recently learned about an article from #PeterNaur from 1985 that looks at programming as Theory building and found the idea itself very interesting. Thanks to @ewolff for bringing this to my attention.

https://gwern.net/doc/cs/algorithm/1985-naur.pdf

Data Science Rabbit HoleMay 15, 2023
Did you know 'data science' had a different meaning in the 60s and 70s? 🤔 Danish pioneer Peter Naur introduced the term to refer to managing and processing data, not analyzing or predicting! Data science has come a long way! 🕰️📊💾 #DataScience #PeterNaur #DataEvolution
ratfactorMay 12, 2023

Shoutout to @eli_oat for the paper recommendation. Programmers, put your fists in the air for Peter Naur's "Programming as Theory Building."

http://ratfactor.com/papers/naur1

(Or, if you disagree, just go back to your "text production".)

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Dave's Paper Notes: Programming as Theory Building - ratfactor