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December 30, 2024: Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack"
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Today: Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack"
Writer Andrew Smith decided to learn computer programming in his 50s. What happened next is captured in his book “Devil in the Stack: A Code Odyssey,” and wide-ranging tour through computer history, neuroscience, and the friendliest programming language.
• Devil in the Stack: A Code Odyssey, by Andrew Smith
• andrewsmithauthor.com, Andrew’s site
• python.com, homepage of the Python language
• SuperCollider language homepage: “a platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition, used by musicians, artists and researchers working with sound.”
• The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, by Iain McGilchrist
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Interview with Andrew Smith | 0:05:06 (MP3 | Pop-up) | ||
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Basil Kirchin | Silicon Chip | 0:57:49 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
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I had an ironclad personal rule that I would never learn COBOL, to try to save myself from ever getting sucked into working on mainframe bookkeeping systems.
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And what kind of skill is required to distinguish language skills from mathematical skills?
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there is no human-made environment
computers don't "become" mundane. they are mundane, part of the world. It's our business whether or not computers are boring or commonplace.
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thanks, everyone here for the great conversation as well!
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