Extreme TrackingNotes of Caution: John Cayley
Ξ September 29th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ CCS, fundamentals |
In John Cayley’s essay “Coding as Practice,” he alludes to, without directly referencing, the Critical Code Studies manifesto.
He notes the line of caution:
The general point I wish to make concerning the critical study of writing digital media is basically a point of persuasion, to try and convince you that there is no critical harm or „loss of cachet‟ or „special insight‟ in treating coding as a distinct practice. I am not saying that writers don‟t or can‟t code or that they will not code; nor am I denying that more and more of them are, as a matter of some certainty, coding every day. Nor am I saying that coders don‟t or can‟t write.
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