20世纪70年代的历史学家和程序员:正式语言,历史的写作和科学思想
概括
20世纪60年代和70年代的历史学家拥抱了计算机,反映了程序员.
科学领域:
- 科学和技术的历史 科学和技术的历史
- 计算机科学 历史 计算机科学
背景情况:
- 历史学家在20世纪60年代和70年代采用计算机编程进行研究.
- 这一转变促使人们就将计算方法整合到历史调查中展开讨论.
研究的目的:
- 用计算机分析历史学家之间的挑战和辩论.
- 通过检查计算机编程领域的并发讨论,将这些历史辩论置于背景下.
- 探索历史研究和编程方法的相互影响.
主要方法:
- 从1960年代到70年代的历史和计算机科学文献的比较分析.
- 检查围绕在两个学科中使用正式语言的辩论.
- 对编程中反射转折的分析,实践者参与了方法论上的自我检查.
主要成果:
- 这两个领域都探索了正式语言,以加强它们的理论基础.
- 随着历史学家们采用编程,程序员们开始从历史角度分析他们自己的做法.
- 在这两个学科都参与了方法论上的自我反思时,发生了平行演变.
结论:
- 历史学家对计算的采用反映了计算机科学中方法论内省的更广泛趋势.
- 跨学科的对话,特别是关于正式语言和自我反思,丰富了历史研究和编程实践.
- 这一时期强调了数字人文学科和计算机科学发展的相互联系.
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