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In which we discover that programming is about being human. That to truly master a technology we must first master ourselves. That philosophical esoterica will bite us on the backside if we do not pay them enough attention. We discuss the effect that eternal truth, pure science, rational thought, group behaviour, and contemporary fashion have on our daily programming activities. We discover that identification of computation is a matter of opinion, that programming is an outlook on life in general, that the task of a programmer is to add a little wisdom to the inanimate.
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(2006). The Abstract Rational Outlook. In: Theoretical Introduction to Programming. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-263-2_1
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