information latin: informatio, from the verb informare. information is that which informs!
informare in-: in (into) forma: forma (a form)
Something is missing; informare, into a form.
ddorian43, I inform you: I am trying my best. Let me explain:
Information can be thought of as the resolution of uncertainty. The maximum of information coincides strangely with maximal unpredictability or noise!
What else? Claude Shannon proved in 1937 in what is probably the most consequential MA thesis, that simple telegraph switching relays can implement by means of their different interconnections the whole of Boolean algebra.
Eleven years later the same Claude Shannon published an even more groundbreaking paper: "A Mathematical Theory of Communication". The paper asserts that:
"The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point, either exactly or approximately, a message selected at another point."
We all know how influential this is, right? But is it enough info(rmation)? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you. I have read the wikipedia entry but I have to say that DRY seems obvious to me. Is this really a thing? Am i missing something? I just try to write code that is easy to read. And I try to reuse code as often as it makes sense.
That list of books looks good by the way. Thank you
I wrote a Lisp interpreter once. It was fun! I have been coding for 10 years by the way. How do I know if my code is bad, or if my coworker is just being judgmental (as some people here are suggesting)? Are you a good developer?
Thanks
where can i find them? do you know what WET means?
Hello.I signed up with an anonymous account because i’m ashamed of myself. My co-worker tells me that i’m a really bad programmer. He says that my code is WET and full of leaky abstractions. What should I do?Please help meThanks.