M Jared Finder wrote: > SamFeltus wrote: >> [...] >> Software needs philosophers is an interesting point, perhaps the most >> important function of Philosophers is exposing Sacred Cows as just >> Cattle. > > Finally, someone else who sees that Xah's posts consistently expose > valid problems! (Though his solutions are usually not well thought out.) > > -- MJF
I agree, Xah's articles make you think. Although in this case, it's a blog article by Steve Yegge that Xah evidently got permission to post. Software *does* need philosophers, but the more I think about the implications of that, the more I think it's scary. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
