From: Krekoski Ross (rosskrekoski@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 16 2008 - 00:38:28 MDT
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Lee Corbin <lcorbin@rawbw.com> wrote:
>> Perhaps we could consider this to be part of the 'source code' but
>> then of course its not really source code in the way that we normally
>> construe it to be-- again, this is a distinction I've raised here before--
>> are our common metaphors 'memory' 'processing' 'storage' 'code'
>> even suitable here?
>
> I think that anyone familiar with computers will recognize the limitations
> of some of the metaphors. On the whole, though,
> I think that they work rather well.
>
To us, yes, because we write code, and then thats it. thats the
structure of the program. To a self-modifying entity however it may
not be so clear cut.
Ross
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