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"But, I try not to let the exact truth get in the way of a good story unless the exact truth is the crux of the argument." The computer cares not for your plat
by angersock 13y ago
"But, I try not to let the exact truth get in the way of a good story unless the exact truth is the crux of the argument."
The computer cares not for your platitudes. Fix your shit.
(More specifically, at least put some timelines on your milestones--you overlook, for example, a lot of computer early adoption by banks and insurance companies. A lot. See Burroughs et al.)
(These feel-good stories only serve to further undermine our profession.)
- thatthatis 13y agoI think I gave an account of history that is accurate enough on a first order approximation, and it is history as parable to come sideways until I got to the key point of: specialization is a good thing. Are any of the field divisions I mentioned inaccurate? Or is it the chronology youre objecting to? This isn't a feel good story, it is a parable. My entire point could be rephrased in a more hostile fashion as: It is not presently feasible to be an expert in every aspect of computing, so why is further division of the field a bad thing?
- angersock 13y agoYou could've made that point and probably gotten a decent enough discussion out of it, no harm done. The problem with the parable is that it didn't read like a parable, and instead read like a layman's explanation of history--were it more clear or disclaimed, I doubt any of us would've taken offense.
- thatthatis 13y agoWere but there an edit button, I could go back and make that clear No harm done. Have a good one.
- angersock 13y agoYou too!