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Nietzsche on software (?)

In his first amendment to Human, All Too Human (1886), entitled Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Friedrich Nietzsche states that 300. HOW FAR EVEN IN THE GOOD THE HALF MAY BE MORE THAN THE WHOLE. — In all things that are constructed to last and demand the service of many hands, much that is less good must […]

Posted 24 December 2009 † johan § Philosophy § Software development ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged:

Fact and narrative

Philosophers have long debated whether we can perceive reality in an objective manner, or if there is a multitude of subjective perceptions. I am not qualified to enter this debate on an academic level, but I will offer some thoughts from my current vantage point. Sensory impressions can probably be said to be objective. I […]

Posted 19 October 2009 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The ego fallacy

A senior manager at a company I used to work at once said that (making) software is a very social activity. I didn’t have much experience, and was very surprised at the time, since I had never thought about the human aspect of software development. But of course this aspect is extremely important. For example, […]

Posted 01 July 2009 † johan § Software development ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: