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> abstracting information processing Information processing is bookkeeping. > Is math just bookkeeping? (of course not) Why "of course not" though?
by m_sahaf 5y ago
> abstracting information processing
Information processing is bookkeeping.
> Is math just bookkeeping? (of course not)
Why "of course not" though?
- proc0 5y agoDepends on the meaning bookkeeping? My interpretation is that compared to programming, bookkeeping is just copying symbols, while programming involves higher level of problem solving. The article compares each level of abstraction to bookkeeping, but not the connection between levels, or the "architecting" of multiple levels at a time, as is usually done in programming. > Why "of course not" though? Well I'd think if anything bookkeeping is a form of math. This is also depends on the definition of math which makes the comparison more challenging without going into too much semantics.