On Feb 20, 2:20 pm, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Rui Maciel <rui.mac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > rusi wrote: > > >> Heh! I am reminded: > >> Some years ago a new reprint of Knuth's Art of Programming had on the > >> back cover something to the effect that this was 'classical CS.' > > >> So what then is pop-CS, folk-CS? > > > Knuth's work is undoubtedly classic. > > Classic, yes, but the book said "classical", which is a style of music > covering Bach interwoven with Spohr and Beethoven (at classical Monday > pops). The billiard sharp whom anyone catches... oops, never mind that > bit. I suppose it'd still be the art of programming, just a slightly > different art. That would explain, though, why so many computer > programmers enjoy music... > > ChrisA
I was part joking and part serious when asking whats pop/folk CS because I explore this in my blog: http://blog.languager.org/2011/02/cs-education-is-fat-and-weak-3.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
