Can't We Have Nice Things?

A fictitious letter to "Kode Vicious" is presented, which asks why computer code can't be considered a beautiful scientific apparatus.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 68; no. 8; pp. 24 - 26
Main Author: Neville-Neil, George V.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2025
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