At least business computing is about meaning. They don't care that there is a computer there, they simply want process followed and these objects or symbols manipulated. It is actually very abstract in many cases and it is often grounded in being actually useful to the customer who employs it. That said, you should stay skeptical ;) abram Rudolf Olah wrote:
Maybe it's because I've been heavy into Dijkstra lately, but "business computing" is fundamentally flawed and fashion-driven and really isn't worth understanding. As Dijkstra said, businesses purposefully try to complicate things and keep their work secret in order to profit.
If you strip away the bullshit, it's easy to understand and useful. However, that would make it *too* easy to understand and accessible and lots of IBM salespeople would be out of jobs! Bullshit keeps the economy afloat I'm afraid :-P
You should grow a beard and turn into Dijkstra or Knuth or Stallman instead :-D -Rudolf
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