Theoretical Foundations of Programming Methodology: Lecture Notes of an International Summer School, directed by F. L. Bauer, E. W. Dijkstra and C. A. R. Hoare (Nato Science Series C:, 91)

ISBN 10: 9027714622 / ISBN 13: 9789027714626

Published by Springer, 1982

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• Title: Theoretical Foundations of Programming Methodology: Lecture Notes of an International Summer School, directed by F. L. Bauer, E. W. Dijkstra and C. A. R. Hoare (Nato Science Series C:, 91)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027714622
• ISBN 13: 9789027714626
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Long ago~ the welfare of a sooiety used to depend heavily on the skill and dedioation of its oraftsmen - the miller~ the blaok­ smith~ the oobbler and the tailor. These oraftsmen aoquired their skill by a long and poorly paid apprentioeship to some master of their oraft. They learned by imitation and experienoe~ and by tri­ al and error. They did not read books or study soienoe~ they knew nothing of the theory of their subjeot~ the geometry of their ru­ dimentary drawings~ nor the mathematios underlying their primitive oaloulations. They oould not explain how or why they used their methods; yet they worked effeotively by themselves or in small teams to oomplete their tasks at a predioted oost~ to a fairly well predioted timesoale~ and usually to the satisfaotion of their olients. The programmer of today shares many of these attributes of a oraftsman. He learns his oraft by apprentioeship in an existing team of programmers - but his apprentiaeship is highZy paid and usually very short. He develops his skill by trial; but mostly by error. He does not study theory~ or even read books on Computer Soience. He knows nothing of the logical and mathematical founda­ tions of his profession; and he hates to explain or justifY~ or even to dooument what he has done.