Logika w bootstrapie
Posted on Tue 06 July 2010 in Pamietniczek • 1 min read
Invisible operators
A.N. Whitehead made many wise remarks it is a pleasure to agree with, but I cannot share his judgement when he applauds the introduction of the invisible multiplication sign. The multiplication being so common, he praises the mathematical community for the efficiency of its convention, but he ignores the price.
The one price is confusion: look at the different semantics of juxtapositions in
3½ 3y 32 .
Is it a wonder that little children (many of whom have a most systematic mind) get confused by the mathematics they are taught? One would like the little kids to spend their time on learning the techniques of effective thought, but regrettably they spend a lot of it on familiarizing themselves with odd, irregular notational conventions whose wide adoption is their only virtue.
Fascynuje mnie program zawarty w bootstrapie każdego z nas. Obserwacja dzieci jak z niego korzystają ładując kolejne podprogramy, jedne usuwając, inne instalując na zawsze... Piękne!