Computing as writing / Daniel Punday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Punday, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and technology.

Digital media--Social aspects.

Digital media.

Authorship--Data processing.

Authorship.

Communication and technology.

Literature and society.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota ; London, [England] : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book examines the common metaphor that equates computing and writing, tracing it from the naming of devices ("notebook" computers) through the design of user interfaces (the "desktop") to how we describe the work of programmers ("writing" code).Computing as Writing ponders both the implications and contradictions of the metaphor.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. My Documents: Remembering the Memex; 2. Writing, Work, and Profession; 3. Programmer as Writer; 4. E-Books, Libraries, and Feelies; 5. Invention, Patents, and the Technological System; 6. Audience Today: Between Literature and Performance; Conclusion: Invention, Creativity, and the Teaching of Writing; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4529-4498-9

OCLC:

933251414