Most programming languages are decidedly inferior to mathematical notation and are little used as tools of thought in ways that would be considered significant by, say, an applied mathematician.
Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the charact… - Kenneth E. Iverson
Overemphasis of efficiency leads to an unfortunate circularity in design: for reasons of efficiency early programming languages reflected the charact…
- Kenneth E. Iverson
The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide and a test i… - Kenneth E. Iverson
The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide and a test i…
With the computer and programming languages, mathematics has newly-acquired tools, and its notation should be reviewed in the light of them. The comp… - Kenneth E. Iverson
With the computer and programming languages, mathematics has newly-acquired tools, and its notation should be reviewed in the light of them. The comp…
The utility of a language as a tool of thought increases with the range of topics it can treat, but decreases with the amount of vocabulary and the c… - Kenneth E. Iverson
The utility of a language as a tool of thought increases with the range of topics it can treat, but decreases with the amount of vocabulary and the c…
The precision provided (or enforced) by programming languages and their execution can identify lacunas, ambiguities, and other areas of potential con… - Kenneth E. Iverson
The precision provided (or enforced) by programming languages and their execution can identify lacunas, ambiguities, and other areas of potential con…
If it is to be effective as a tool of thought, a notation must allow convenient expression not only of notions arising directly from a problem, but a… - Kenneth E. Iverson
If it is to be effective as a tool of thought, a notation must allow convenient expression not only of notions arising directly from a problem, but a…
It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...]… - Kenneth E. Iverson
It is important to distinguish the difficulty of describing and learning a piece of notation from the difficulty of mastering its implications. [...]…
The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programmin… - Kenneth E. Iverson
The initial motive for developing APL was to provide a tool for writing and teaching. Although APL has been exploited mostly in commercial programmin…
The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known pro… - Kenneth E. Iverson
The properties of executability and universality associated with programming languages can be combined, in a single language, with the well-known pro…
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