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Interesting list. I expect I've never read a paper pre-1980s. I find older papers difficult going. Firstly because they are often scans from typewritten text an
by noelwelsh 12y ago
Interesting list. I expect I've never read a paper pre-1980s. I find older papers difficult going. Firstly because they are often scans from typewritten text and can be difficult to read, but more importantly because notation and nomenclature changes over time. Trying to work out if the old term is the same thing as the new term can take a surprisingly long time, particularly if the paper references other papers for its core definitions.
- jared314 12y ago> because notation and nomenclature changes over time. That is why there are desires to standardize Physics notation [1]. It would be nice if a newer field, such as CS, could learn from those mistakes early. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8831497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8831497
- taeric 12y agoIt is probably a safe bet that a large portion of notation and nomenclature that is in wide use, was put forth as a means to standardize its use. It isn't like folk thought, "I want to confuse folks with my terminology."
- pixl97 12y agoEven that is problematic, society and media take and manipulate terms outside of official channels. Words will differ greatly from their layman use versus their professional terms.