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Programming Considered as a Human Activity

Programming Considered as a Human Activity. Elegance vs. Efficiency. Introduction. “Elegance is the concern of tailors and shoemakers” Vs “…a perfect method should not only be an efficient one, … but should be in all parts and processes manifest a certain unity and harmony.”

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Programming Considered as a Human Activity

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  1. Programming Consideredas a Human Activity Elegance vs. Efficiency

  2. Introduction • “Elegance is the concern of tailors and shoemakers” • Vs • “…a perfect method should not only be an efficient one, … but should be in all parts and processes manifest a certain unity and harmony.” • Association between elegance and luxury

  3. Reliability of Results • Impossible to completely prove something • Factorization Machine example • Watertight proofs – No such thing • “I have not discovered any mistakes”

  4. Elegant Efficient Structure • Divide problem into parts, with specifications • Make sure that the specifications working together solve the whole problem • Construct each part, independent of each other • Non-interference

  5. Complicated Inelegant Solutions • Recursion • Goto statements • Optimizing Translator

  6. Conclusion • Every new convenience for the user must be paid for in the implementation • WRONG! • Not as bad as it seems

  7. My thoughts • Didn’t make his point very clearly • Difficult language to understand • Some arguments seemed outdated • Overall, I think he is mostly correct

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