4 options
Rhetorical code studies : discovering arguments in and around code / Kevin Brock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kevin Brock.
- Series:
- Digital rhetoric collaborative.
- Sweetland digital rhetoric collaborative
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rhetoric--Computer programs.
- Rhetoric.
- Coding theory.
- Computer software--Social aspects.
- Computer software.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages).
- Contained In:
- OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) OAPEN
- Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
- Other Title:
- Discovering arguments in and around code
- Place of Publication:
- 2019.
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Software developers work rhetorically to make meaning through the code they write. In some ways, writing code is like any other form of communication; in others, it proves to be new, exciting, and unique. In Rhetorical Code Studies, Kevin Brock explores how software code serves as meaningful communication through which software developers construct arguments that are made up of logical procedures and express both implicit and explicit claims as to how a given program operates. Building on current scholarly work in digital rhetoric, software studies, and technical communication, Brock connects and continues ongoing conversations among rhetoricians, technical communicators, software studies scholars, and programming practitioners to demonstrate how software code and its surrounding discourse are highly rhetorical forms of communication. He considers examples ranging from large, well-known projects like Mozilla Firefox to small-scale programs like the "FizzBuzz" test common in many programming job interviews. Undertaking specific examinations of code texts as well as the contexts surrounding their composition, Brock illuminates the variety and depth of rhetorical activity taking place in and around code, from individual differences in style to changes in large-scale organizational and community norms. Rhetorical Code Studies holds significant implications for digital communication, multimodal composition, and the cultural analysis of software and its creation. It will interest academics and students of writing, rhetoric, and software engineering as well as technical communicators and developers of all types of software."
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
- Description based on information from publisher.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Has Supplement:
- Supplement (work): Brock, Kevin. Rhetorical code studies : discovering arguments in and around code. 1 online resource
- ISBN:
- 9780472125005
- 0472125001
- OCLC:
- 1076274718
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.