From 86a65f69a42f9c0574626aec5465bc5b765fd897 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francesco Luzzana Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:15:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] RQ --- readme.md | 56 +++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 220d72f..225b4a2 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -2,46 +2,24 @@ ![3D cover](cover.jpg) -- I want to write about worlding around software - -
- -- How do you chose a particular programming language -- a coding style -- a development environment and ecosystem -- an infrastructure where to run the code -- and so on? -- These are **not just technical choices** -- but rather coding contingencies - -
- -- These contingencies are situated in precise contexts -- economical -- cultural -- creative -- political -- technical -- Programming then is not just sharing code, but sharing context. -- It's providing a perspective to look at the world -- before attempting to get some grip onto it with a script. - -
- -- How to provide a point of view through the lens of software? -- Who get to participate in this process of making meaning? -- How to create a discourse for the code to inhabit? -- How to stretch the affordances of code? -- besides -- technicality -- marketing -- advertisement +How do you chose a particular programming language, a coding style, a development environment and ecosystem, an infrastructure where to run the code, and so on? + +These are **not just technical choices**, but rather coding contingencies. + +These contingencies are situated in precise economical, cultural, creative, political, and technical contexts. Programming then is not just sharing code, but sharing context. It's providing a perspective to look at the world before attempting to get some grip onto it with a script. + +How to offer a point of view through the lens of software? +Who get to participate in this process of making meaning? +How to create a discourse for the code to inhabit? +How to stretch the affordances of code, besides, technicality, marketing, and advertisement? ## Enter documentation -- Could software documentation -- _1_ be an ideal surface to build worlds? -- _2_ be an interface between different knowledges? -- _3_ be a device to trigger different kind of economy around situated software? +Could software documentation: + +1. be an ideal surface to build worlds? +2. be an interface between different knowledges? +3. be a device to trigger different kind of economy around situated software? -- How can situated practices inform the process of documenting software? +How can situated practices inform the process of documenting software? +And how can situated software inform the process of technical writing?