Re: [Sheflug] Software is Mathematics...

[Robert Burrell Donkin <robertburrelldonkin@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Richard Ibbotson
<richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've studied a lot of theoretical and applied maths at one time or
> another.  Whether Einstein was right or wrong about something is the
> kind of thing that interests me.  The programmers perspective on this
> is different but of interest to anyone who has studied maths or
> sciences or engineering.  With this in mind I thought this might
> interest someone out there......
>
> "  Judging from the comments we have received in response to A Simpler
> Explanation of Why Software Is Mathematics, there seems to be a
> category of readers who just can't bring themselves to believe that
> software could possibly be mathematics. The prevailing attitude among
> these persons appears to be best summarised by this extract of this
> comment: "
>
> http://tinyurl.com/696jqnu
>
> and....
>
> http://www.groklaw.net/

PolR drowns gladly in deep philosophical waters...

...but - on the day Steve Jobs died - it's apt to wonder whether the
software game might transcend tautology to touch the human heart

Start learning to swim with
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Godel-Escher-Bach-Eternal-anniversary/dp/0140289208

Robert

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