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| Software: Software is a set of instructions, data, or programs that are used to operate computers and carry out particular activities. It is the antithesis of hardware, which refers to a computer's external components. See also Computers, Computer programming, Hardware. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Clay Shirky on Software - Dictionary of Arguments
I 121 Software/Richard Gabriel/Shirky: In 1991 Richard Gabriel, an engineer at Sun Microsystems, wrote an essay containing a section called "Worse Is Better". He compared two programming languages, one elegant but complex, the other clumsy but simple. I 122 At that time, it was believed that the elegant solution would prevail. Gabriel, on the other hand, correctly predicted that the simpler language would spread faster and, as a result, more people were encouraged to improve it. >Computer languages._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Shirky I Clay Shirky Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations New York 2009 |
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