(Long) Re: Autocoding project proposal.

[phil hunt]

On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 04:28:54 GMT, Timothy Rue <threeseas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>On 06-Feb-02 12:12:24 David Masterson <dmaster at synopsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>>That is putting the cart in front of the horse.  We cannot create a
>>tool to solve a problem until we know what the problem is.
>
>That's not true. Not only has the problem been identified but it has been
>pointed out that it is not a simple one time problem/solution matter.
>
>The symbols of mathmatics weren't designed to solve one problem, they
>were designed to solve all problems in that class of problems.
>
>I have pointed out that programming is the act of automating complexity
>that is made up of simpler things, in order to make use of complexity
>simple for the users of that complexity.
>
>The problems is that there is no general automation tool oriented to all
>users. Yet the essence of programming boils down to two deminsional bit
>flipping.
>
>I've identified and defined the tool and it's natural components.

So, when can we expect the finished version, Tim?

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