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https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/reading/mahoney-the-histories-of-computings/ CSC 105, Spring 2019 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:05:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/reading/mahoney-the-histories-of-computings/#comment-7 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:05:02 +0000 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/?p=184#comment-7 I think you very well analyzed and gave your own insight related to the paper. I particularly liked the part that you wrote ” it adds another layer of complexity to the computer that almost gives it a being of its own, kind of like a soul and a body.”

]]> https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/reading/mahoney-the-histories-of-computings/#comment-6 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:13:52 +0000 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/?p=184#comment-6 This was an excellent review. I am particularly inclined to think more about the emphasis on software development, specifically the idea that developers must understand how the world is modeled to make the best software possible. This idea of understanding the world and its populations continues to stress the importance of more people knowing how to utilize and program software. What then does this mean for how we teach software/computer science as a whole? This summary gives rise to the notion that computer development needs to be viewed and taught more like the humanities. Its future and its longevity lies in the hands of those most able to understand the human condition.

]]> https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/reading/mahoney-the-histories-of-computings/#comment-3 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:16:55 +0000 https://digitalage19.sites.grinnell.edu/?p=184#comment-3 I found this reading particularly divergent from the other readings assigned, as it focused on the processes and software behind computers instead of the actual components of the computer. Moreover, this distinction between the machine itself and its “behavior” (software) is interesting in that it adds another layer of complexity to the computer that almost gives it a being of its own, kind of like a soul and a body. I also like how this group tied this reading into the general theme of the agency of individual people in computing by stressing “that computers are an output of human goals”. Another great comment would be that computers both open doors for us and limit our options for which we can use them. This idea prompted me to wonder whether or not some brilliant innovation is just waiting to be made by someone who will find a new use for the computer that is not traditionally imagined.

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