An essay about Taking a Stand in the War on General-Purpose Computing.
Category Archives: Philosophy
Software testing
Via HN today some measured discussion about software testing: We need to talk about testing.
Book Review: A Philosophy of Software Design
Today via HN: Book Review: A Philosophy of Software Design.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis
I have discovered Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. Also Jordan Peterson & John Vervaeke discuss the Meaning of Life.
Vocabulary
- Plato
- Socrates
- Cosmos
- Pythagoras
- The Divine Men
- Flow
- Fluency
- Kairos
- Da’ath
- Axial Age
- Exaptation
Advice
Some professional advice via r/programming today: My Personal Creed of Employment and All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people.
The puzzle of motivation by Dan Pink
An old TED Talk: The puzzle of motivation:
- Autonomy
- Mastery
- Purpose
Understanding Legal Argument
Understanding Legal Argument (1): The Five Types of Argument looks fascinating, but who has time, who has time..?
Ryan Bush – A Guide To Mental Self-Mastery
Today I listened to this podcast episode: Ryan Bush – A Guide To Mental Self-Mastery.
Cargo Cult Science
Feynman’s old classic turned up in the news again today: Cargo Cult Science.
Ideology of programmers
This talk popped up in my news feed today: Ideology. It’s a discussion of static vs dynamic languages and what they can and can’t do with regard to modelling and testing correct systems.