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Interview with Jaron Lanier on "Phenotropic" Development

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Sky Lemon writes "An interview with Jaron Lanier on Sun's Java site discusses 'phenotropic' development versus our existing set of software paradigms. According to Jaron, the 'real difference between the current idea of software, which is protocol adherence, and the idea [he is] discussing, pattern recognition, has to do with the kinds of errors we're creating' and if 'we don't find a different way of thinking about and creating software, we will not be writing programs bigger than about 10 million lines of code no matter how fast our processors become.'"

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  1. Red Alertt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Dirty gay hippie alert! Its RMS v2! IEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Re:Red Alertt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      This is the most insightful post so far! What hell are you thinking, you crackpot moderator! RMS is clearly a fag!

      Perhaps you are one of his peter puffers?

    2. Re:Red Alertt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Peeeetar Pooofur be yuo!

  2. Jaron Lanier is a patchouli-soaked technofaggot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    god he's never done *anything* except conjecture on the future of VR. why people listen to this dreadlock hippy queer, i will never know.

  3. 10 million lines by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    we will not be writing programs bigger than about 10 million lines of code no matter how fast our processors become

    And how is this a problem?

  4. Crap Artist by mr.henry · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This guy reminds of Ira Einhorn , the hippie guru who BS'd his way into lots of "adjunct appointments" like Mr. Lanier's page says he has. Lots of companies thought he was some eccentric genius because he said freaky things and dressed weird.