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This is great! I really enjoy the author’s use of philosophy as a guiding context/point of analogy—I feel like the majority of software engineers aren’t necessa
by voidhorse 7y ago
This is great! I really enjoy the author’s use of philosophy as a guiding context/point of analogy—I feel like the majority of software engineers aren’t necessarily aware that nearly that many of the principles of software development date back to developments in logic and mathematics in the 19th century (we are doing little more than using formal langauges, after all) (actually the use of the term “indirection” is a great example of this—in the software industry, people have invented terms for things that have had long standing names and terminology around them already in logic and philosophy).
Hope this book also introduces some engineers to analytic philosophy too, a discipline that I feel is crucial for understanding any formal pursuits, and that is given far too little attention (thanks to the hyper-specialization of domains and knowledge).