From: Mike Stok <mike@...>
Date: 2002-05-14T23:29:26+09:00
Subject: Re: OT:is software eng an art?

In article <abqo05$t84$1@newsfeed.pit.comms.marconi.com>, Steve Merrick wrote:

> It may be an idea to read "Metaphors we live by" first, as an
> introduction to Lakoff's world view. "Philosophy in the flesh" is an
> interesting and worthwhile read, but it's quite hard work (IMO, of
> course). Soon you'll be searching the web for Goethian science, or even
> pantheism... ;-)

Oddly enough I was put onto Lakoff & Johnson by being pointed at
"Metaphors We Live By" by one Larry Wall while I was trying to understand
some of the metaphorical underpinnings of Perl.

One of the reasons I like Ruby is that the language design treats humans
as humans rather than code generating automata...

Mike

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