Psychology of computer programming Gerald M. Weinberg
Publisher: Dorset House

The Psychology of Computer Programming. If computer But on another, it's a psychological paradigm which functions in much the same way as a natural language: lifelong programmers develop a tendency to look at everything in their lives as a series of algorithms, and so on. There have been many references to this challenge over the years since the Garmisch conference, from Jerry Weinberg's “Psychology of Computer Programming” through Alistair's “cooperative game” ideas. Dorset House | September 1998 | ISBN-10: 0932633420 | 292 pages | PDF | 3.9 MB. A thought provoking book on how humans program, and how they interact with others. Mostly a lot of questions to think about. Murnane, 1993) most research about the cognitive effects of computer programming seemed to have focused on programming as a problem solving rather than a linguistic activity. Originally Released in 1971, follow ups added 1998. Initially, the university will offer five courses online, covering topics including psychology, computer programming, and English common law. With a few notable exceptions (e.g. The above explains why Gerald Weinberg, in The Psychology of Computer Programming (written in the 1970s, and still applicable), states that if a programmer becomes indispensable, you should fire him immediately. Reduction of computer fears was examined by comparing changes in computer attitudes over a semester among two introductory computer programming classes and one introductory psychology class (N=50). Tim will be talking about the absolute basics of computer programming, without any actual code (using plain English descriptions instead).