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"We’re losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science," he says. "We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed
by rblion 16y ago
"We’re losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science," he says. "We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential."
This article speaks volumes about how many sheep there are in today's tech scene. We need more lions. They are the ones who challenge the leaders and actually move things forward.
- jodrellblank 16y agoI sense some bias in your username. ahem. Why must we revive the 'intellectual joy' of it? What does that mean - he wants to prescribe how people should behave so they/we are doing something he finds joyful? If not that meaning, what meaning? And if not for the business potential, then to what end must we have more undirected churning through the potentials of CS? I'm guessing that most of the 'potential' will be the digital equivalent of earwax cake - potentially doable but so what? Guess I'll have to read his book to find out. :/
- rblion 16y ago- It's not bias. It's life purpose. - CS is an extension of physics. If Newton didn't write Principia, America would not have happened, nor would have Apple Computers. CS attracted me because of the possibility to improve civilization for the better by advancing science. - Money is freedom to an extent, then it becomes a fetter. - You don't even have to read his book. Just think for yourself.
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