Introduction to The Software Arts

<p>This episode kicks off a limited series of discussions with <a href="https://twitter.com/warrensack">Warren Sack</a> centered around his book <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/software-arts">The Software Arts</a>, <span class="caps">MIT</span> Press, forward by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rajchman">John Rajchman</a></p> <p><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/software-arts">The Software Arts</a> offers an alternative history of software that places the liberal arts at the very center of software&#8217;s evolution.</p><ul><li>Join us in this discussion...<p>Warren&#8217;s book is <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/software-arts">available from <span class="caps">MIT</span> Press</a> &#8211; grab a copy and enjoy a multi-episode virtual book club with me and the author. We plan to release an episode for each chapter:</p> <ol> <li>Introduction (this episode)</li> <li><a href="https://geekspeak.org/episodes/2020/01/05/">Translation</a></li> <li>Language</li> <li>Algorithm</li> <li>Logic</li> <li>Rhetoric</li> <li>Grammar</li> <li>Conclusion</li> </ol> <p>Reading along is not necessary to enjoy this series or episodes. And feel free to give us feedback and ask questions. Please contact us via Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/warrensack">@WarrenSack</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/lyle">@Lyle</a>.</p></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@triketora/where-are-the-numbers-cb997a57252">Where are the numbers? - Tracy Chou</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_A._Havelock">Eric A. Havelock</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan">Marshall McLuhan</a></li></ul>