Aristotle and the Art of Software Development
Jon Dahl
Jon Dahl links philosophical ethics and ideas to the processes, tools, and methodologies of software development. Is successful development primarily a matter of finding the right rules, creating the right outcomes, or cultivating the right virtues?
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