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There are no old books in computer science, because it is a new field, but already the effect that Lewis talks about can be seen... I think we know what the cl
by inimino 8y ago
There are no old books in computer science, because it is a new field, but already the effect that Lewis talks about can be seen...
I think we know what the classics are. If someone's name is in all the textbooks, it's probably worth looking up their original works. Turing and Shannon come immediately to mind as people who are more often read about than read, despite being quite approachable.
- Verdex_3 8y agoWell, I don't know about that. For example, back when I was at university, my graphics professor mentioned that there were hundreds of algorithms for mapping a texture to a sphere going back hundreds of years because map makers had been coming up with them so that they could place maps on globes. There are old books, but you have to be a bit more creative to find them.
- inimino 8y agoAgreed. If you look at computer science as a branch of mathematics, there are very old books that are as worthwhile as ever (as mentioned elsewhere in this thread), but the kind of computer science that can only be done when you have a computer is still necessarily young because programmable computers are new.