Slaves of the Machine: The Quickening of Computer Technology (Bradford Book)
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Printer-friendly version| Title | Slaves of the Machine: The Quickening of Computer Technology (Bradford Book) |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Pub Year | 1997 |
| Authors | Rawlins, G. J. E. |
| Publisher | The MIT Press |
| Keywords | rigidity, rules |
| Notes |
rigidity"Most of today's programmers are like lawyers who are concerned only with the law, not justice. Their letter-of-the-law, obey-or-you-will-be-punished tradition has the same problems in computing as it does in law." (P. 80) |
| URL | http://books.google.com/books?id=eIhRl7MGhPQC |