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Structure of a Programming Language Revolution by Richard P. Gabriel

Future of Coding

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Is Incommensurability Real?

Incommensuability exists and is a real issue to contend with, because the material of computer science is something we've invented. It's something that we are constantly reshaping. And there is a loss when a future theory supersedes an earlier theory, or when a future practice. When a futre practice sup supersede an earlier practice, that you are actually losing things. That makes it difficult for you to understand the earlier idea in its true context.

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