计算理论应该用自然语言来制作,而不是无意义的代码
1Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA pdescioli@gmail.com; pdescioli.com.
The Behavioral and brain sciences
|October 9, 2023
概括
这篇文章反对使用代码来理解财产,因为自然语言是模两可的. 它强调计算机科学的原则有利于自然语言在编程的清晰度,使原始理论难以辩论.
科学领域:
- 计算机科学 计算机科学
- 语言的哲学语言的哲学
背景情况:
- 目标文章建议使用代码来解决自然语言中的模两可,以了解财产.
- 这与计算机编程中既定实践形成鲜明对比,该实践强调自然语言的代码可读性.
研究的目的:
- 批评代码通过解决自然语言模糊性来增强属性理解的说法.
- 分析无意义代码对博耶理论可讨论性的影响.
主要方法:
- 自然语言模糊性与代码模糊性的比较分析.
- 检查有关变量和函数命名的编程最佳实践.
- 对目标文章的核心论点进行逻辑批评.
主要成果:
- 自然语言,当用于变量和函数时,增强代码清晰度并减少模两可.
- 相反,任意代码引入了显著的模两可,阻碍了理解.
- 目标文章理论的抽象性,因为它依赖于"无意义的代码",妨碍了严格的辩论.
结论:
- 代码澄清属性理解的说法受到自然语言的编程原则的挑战.
- 没有意义的代码使理论论证变得模糊和难以评估.
- 在编程和理论话语中,有效的沟通都受益于清晰,描述性的语言.
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