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Probably no religions, probably no philosophies, but maybe some mythologies? And at least a couple of shared cultures?
by flir 4y ago
Probably no religions, probably no philosophies, but maybe some mythologies? And at least a couple of shared cultures?
- the_af 4y agoI would say there's hacker culture, humor and tradition, yes. Even ideology (what is Free/Libre Sofware if not an ideology?). If that's what you mean. But religiosity or mysticism? Not in programming, though of course individual hackers probably run the gamut from religious to atheist, with all beliefs in between. TFA is a joke, by the way. The author obviously understands this. But I'm worried it will get interpreted literally. For example, by the person who submitted it to HN.
- flir 4y agoI think it gets interesting when you get to mythology, which is not necessarily meant to be taken literally. The founding myths of programming? Babbage and Lovelace. The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT. von Neumann and Turing.
- the_af 4y agoAgreed, and I like your take better than trying to pin this on mysticism :)