“[Though computer science is a fairly new discipline, it is predominantly based on the Cartesian world view. As Edsgar W. Dijkstra has pointed out] A scientific discipline emerges with the - usually rather slow! - discovery of which aspects can be meaningfully 'studied' in isolation for the sake of their own consistency.” WorldViewsDisciplineComputerDiscoveryAspectSakeIsolationConsistencyComputer ScienceWorld View Author:Edsger Dijkstra
“The term "informatics" was first defined by Saul Gorn of University of Pennsylvania in 1983 (Gorn, 1983) as computer science plus information science used in conjunction with the name of a discipline such as business administration or biology. It denotes an application of computer science and information science to the management and processing of data, information and knowledge in the named discipline.” FirstsUsedNamesTermInformationDisciplineComputerManagementUniversityDefinedAdministrationDataBiologyPlusApplicationComputer ScienceProcessingPennsylvaniaConjunctionsInformation ScienceBusiness AdministrationUniversity Of Pennsylvania Author:Saul Gorn
“Holland's and Kauffman's work, together with Dawkins' simulations of evolution and Varela's models of autopoietic systems, provide essential inspiration for the new discipline of artificial life, This approach, initiated by Chris Langton (1989, 1992), tries to develop technological systems (computer programs and autonomous robots) that exhibit lifelike properties, such as reproduction, sexuality, swarming, and co-evolution.” TryingInspirationTogetherEvolutionDisciplineEssentialsComputerApproachModelsProgramPropertySexualityWorking TogetherArtificialTechnologicalRobotsExhibitsReproductionAutonomousSimulationHollandArtificial Life Author:John Henry Holland
“I remember that mathematicians were telling me in the 1960s that they would recognize computer science as a mature discipline when it had 1,000 deep algorithms. I think we've probably reached 500.” ThinkingRememberDisciplineComputerMatureMathematician1960sComputer ScienceAlgorithms Author:Donald Knuth
“If you look at the last 150 years, about every 30 years or so, a new scientific discipline emerges that starts spinning out technologies and capturing people's imaginations. Go back to 1900: That industry was chemistry. People had chemistry sets. In the 1930s, it was the rise of physics and physicists. They build on each other. Chemists laid the experimental understanding for the physicists to build their theories. It was three physicists who invented the transistor in 1947. That started the information revolution. Today, kids get computers.” PeopleIfsYearsLooksKidsTodayLastsThreeUnderstandingImaginationTechnologyInformationTheoryRevolutionIndustryDisciplineComputerPhysicsChemistryPhysicistSpinning1930sChemistTransistors Author:Paul Saffo
“It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.” PeopleWritingI CanAsksDisciplineComputerLeavingDesksFunny Things Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.” LongSelfMotivationTermTechnologyDisciplineSkillsComputerCommandLong TermInternalsSelf MotivationSelf DisciplineSelf RelianceOld FashionedRelianceBasicsComputer TechnologyReinforcement Author:Steven Pressfield
“Considering the current sad state of our computer programs, software development is clearly still a black art, and cannot yet be called an engineering discipline.” ArtStillsStatesBlackTechnologyDevelopmentDisciplineComputerProgramCurrentsProgrammingSoftwareEngineeringConsideringComputer ProgrammingSoftware EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentComputer SoftwareBlack Art Author:William J. Clinton
“It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.” Has BeensSaidTechnologyExampleIndustryDisciplineComputerStandingShouldersGiantsProgrammingSoftwareToesProgrammersComputer ProgrammingComputer ProgrammersMidgetComputer Software Author:Alan Cooper
“Value investing is simple to understand but difficult to implement. Value investors are not supersophisticated analytical wizards who create and apply intricate computer models to find attractive opportunities or assess underlying value. The hard part is discipline, patience, and judgment. Investors need discipline to avoid the many unattractive pitches that are thrown, patience to wait for the right pitch, and judgment to know when it is time to swing.” KnowsNeedsHardValuesOpportunityWaitingDifficultSimpleDisciplineJudgmentComputerModelsInvestingAttractiveThrownInvestorsSwingsWizardsIntricateUnattractive Author:Seth Klarman