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It’s all about the math, right? Not so, says Karl Fant. He’s the founder of Theseus Research and he’s feels there’s something fundamentally wrong with using the algorithm as the basic paradigm of computer systems.
For a start, many functions of a computer system don’t fit the definition of an algorithm (algorithms terminate in a finite number of steps, for example; operating systems don’t). In the early days, mathematicians seized computer development, viewing them as computational machines. But Fant argues there’s an elemental conflict between math and computer science in his paper on the subject: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Dave Webb and filed under Computer Science, Research, Software | No Comments »