[off-topic] What is Code?

[Richard Smith]

I hope this isn't annoying - it is *very* off-topic, but I know some of you, like me, are non-coders with an interest in code, and I found this article to be an exceptionally interesting (long) read. http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/

As far as I understand it, our friend TiddlyWiki has some genetic relationship to Lisp, about which the article says;

"Lisp blurs the line between code and data in the way it allows functions to refer to themselves. It works, but it’s a little much to ask a regular programmer to see the world as infinitely programmable."

Regards,

Richard 

[HansWobbe]

Great article, especially for Business folk that have to interact with Technical folk.  Also a good update on Background for those interested in longer-term software trends.

Thanks for sharing!

[Alex Hough]

yes, a long read, but really makes sense.... and hurah for javascript and node.js

Alex

On 14 June 2015 at 13:46, HansWobbe <hww...@gmail.com> wrote:

Great article.  Thanks for sharing!

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