> I think what matters is what the computer actually does. Whatever I, as a human, read and interpret has no meaning at all if the computer decides to "read an

> I think what matters is what the computer actually does. Whatever I, as a human, read and interpret has no meaning at all if the computer decides to "read and interpret" it differently. And the only limit with representing what the computer actually does should be your imagination. Well, I understand this perspective, but I judge it to be backwards. The computer should be understood as secondary to the human. Mechanical sympathy is necessary for useful software but the goal of software must not be mechanical.