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Postmodern Computer Science

Posted by michael on from the odd-but-interesting dept.

gnat writes "Two New Zealand computer scientists have a paper accepted for OOPSLA called Notes on Postmodern Programming, which identifies shortcomings in traditional views of computer science. With a section on the difference between "The Matrix" and the net, a bulleted list of new approaches called "We're All Devo", and a section called "Messy is Good" consisting of nothing but a scan of a hand-drawn diagram, this is not your father's computer science paper. It's thought-provoking stuff, though. And you know they did their homework--they cite Larry Wall's Postmodern Perl talk."

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  1. Re:Postmodernism defined by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 0, Troll

    the worst part is the lack of shaving. How dare they affront the Jesus by growing hair on their faces?? makes me ashamed to be a member of the same race as these... these.. barbarians.