Ruminations on Knowledge in Software Development.PDF
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In computing we are accustomed to shunting bits and bytes about. We call this data, we may even accept this represents information, but is it knowledge? In fact, are there any real and important differences between data, information and knowledge? And are these differences of any importance to us when we develop software? (And, with all these questions, am I in danger of turning into a character from a well know HBO series set in New York?)
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تاریخ انتشار 2003