[AccessD] OT: Recommended weekend reading :) - Ten incredibly dangerous software ideas

Hmm,

Sound like that text ("Differential state dynamics ...") could have come
from this wonderful postmodernist critical site

http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo

Every time you visit the site you'll get a page or two of utter drivel that
has a style quite similar to this.

Lambert :-)


And then this passage:

<<<
Differential state dynamics logics are the native 
logics of practical reality. The intrinsic order of
physical reality is solely state dynamical. The 
emergent order of practical reality is reducible to
complex physical differential dynamics. We 
conveniently live in a universe where the differential
meaning of intrinsic order is necessary and sufficient 
for all practical purposes.
>>>

Which I think is beyond me. Could that be they 
somehow consider "Chaos theory" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory) 
as a foundation for the "alternative principled
software production approaches" they mention
here in optimistic final part of their writing?:

<<<
These solutions will require alternative principled 
software production approaches. Such approaches appear
to be possible and practical today. They will likely 
be highly profitable as well.
>>>

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 7:24 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Recommended weekend reading :) - Ten incredibly
dangerous software ideas

"Today successful software production depends on pattern programming
craftwork
cleverness.    .....Even so, the software industry can't even begin to
produce most of the software
that its customers really want in this way."

Wow. An entire profession dimissed. Kakfa would be proud. Much food for
thought here, much of which is probably correct but not very tasty.
Interesting read, thanks. Jim Hale


-----Original Message-----
From: Shamil Salakhetdinov [mailto:shamil at users.mns.ru]
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:31 AM
To: 'Access-D'
Subject: [AccessD] OT: Recommended weekend reading :) - Ten incredibly
dangerous software ideas


Hi All,

I have just got this link 

http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0607/0607022.pdf

via google and I have just finished reading the first page of this document.

It looks interesting and promising to give new insights of software industry
intrinsic troubles. It gives "a systematic critique of the software
industry. This critique is accomplished using classical methods in practical
design science."

This is not an easy stuff to read I must say. Therefore maybe better
postpone its reading for Monday or better Tuesday because Monday is not
usually an easy day by definition :)

Enjoy!

--
Shamil
 


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