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Software as Literature

June 29, 2009

If software programming logic and statements were viewed as literature, what form of literature would yours be?

Novel: multiple independent story lines that you hope will eventually converge to make a point.
Short story: a limited number of characters with only one point to make
Essay: tell ‘em what you’re going to say, say it, then tell ‘em [...]

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Joy of Unclear Writing

February 26, 2009

I’ve been chipping away at processing and archiving family papers lately.  Tonight I came across a folder of papers from when my mother was a full time instructor in the LSU English Department, circa 1979. Among the exams and worksheets she used in class was this little gem:
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF UNCLEAR WRITING.  SENTENCES [...]

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