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1. Read this: https://physicsworld.com/a/how-feynman-diagrams-transformed-physics/ https://physicsworld.com/a/how-feynman-diagrams-transformed-... Main point:
by yawaramin 5y ago
1. Read this: https://physicsworld.com/a/how-feynman-diagrams-transformed-physics/ https://physicsworld.com/a/how-feynman-diagrams-transformed-...
Main point:
> Theory, Kaiser suggests, is ultimately less important to theorists than the tools that mediate their calculations.
To me, programming languages are almost like Feynman diagrams or chemical notation in that they define how we think or what we think is 'real' in programming. In that sense, we should absolutely care about the fine-grained characteristics of the tools. After all, doesn't a chef prefer a sharp knife to a blunt one?