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Wilfred Hughes

Apr 8, 2017 at 00:04

Thinking the unthinkable What we cannot think in programming https://tomasp.net/blog/2016/thinking-unthinkable/ (which questions we ask matters)

Thinking the unthinkable: What we cannot think in programming

Thinking the unthinkable: What we cannot think in programming

Our thinking is shaped by basic assumptions that we rarely question. As described by philosophers of science, research paradigms determine how scientists approach problems and what questions are accepted as valid scientific theories. In this article, I try to discover some of the hidden assumptions in the area of programming research. What are assumptions that we never question and what might the world look like if we based our design method on different basic principles?