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I think it's better as a demonstration of the difficulty of creating a comprehensive specification.
by oldsecondhand 4y ago
I think it's better as a demonstration of the difficulty of creating a comprehensive specification.
- schoen 4y agoFor that purpose, it's kind of like the thing that I've seen some computer science teachers do, where they ask students to tell them how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The teacher then tries to follow the instructions as literally as possible, without making any common-sense assumptions, usually with comical results. (For example, the teacher won't open the jars unless the student's instructions specifically said to do so.) I think there's a lot of potential value in appreciating how informal the instructions we usually give other people are, and how much additional work and concentration it will take to fully formalize a set of instructions.