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The Yin and Yang of Programming [3000 views]

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Bill Wadge

[This is from a paper we’re submitting to the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP 2025)][update: the paper was rejected because we included our names, violating anonymity] Introduction Recursion and iteration are the Yin and Yang of programming. Conventional languages … Continue reading →

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“Computers are Useless” and Other Sayings [480 views]

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Bill Wadge

“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” ~ Pablo Picasso “Science is to computer science as hydrodynamics is to plumbing.” ~ Stan Kelly-Bootle Back then, the entire Internet consisted of two slow, boxcar-sized UNIVAC computers about 50 feet … Continue reading →

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Old Masters, New Technology

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Bill Wadge

Ive been looking at paintings a lot lately, and started to wonder, what would the old masters like Rembrandt make of new technology: trains, cars, TV etc? In particular, what would they make of computers and smart phones. How would … Continue reading →

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