Re: For Love of Shell

On Nov 28, 4:44 pm, Serene <ser...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Guy Barry wrote:

So what *is* it about then (in your view)? As far as I'm concerned,
the essence of computer programming is about finding a solution to a
problem, then stating it with a sufficient degree of rigour that it
can be executed by a machine.

You don't see a difference between that and "giving problems over to
a machine to solve"?

That was your phraseology, not mine. I'm trying to draw a distinction
between the following two concepts: an interest in designing
algorithms, and an interest in mechanical problem-solving devices.

Guy

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