TITLE: Computer Science is the Discipline of Reinvention
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: February 24, 2016  2:36 PM
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The quote of the day comes courtesy of the inimitable Matthias
Felleisen, on
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
 Computer science is the discipline of reinvention.
 Until everyone who knows how to write 10 lines of
 code has invented a programming language and solved
 the Halting Problem, nothing will be settled :-)
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>

One of the great things about CS is that we can all invent
whatever we want.  One of the downsides is that we all do.

Sometimes, making something simply for the sake of making
it is a wonderful thing, edifying and enjoyable.   Other
times, we should heed the advice carved above the entrance
to the building that housed my first office as a young
faculty member:  <EM>Do not do what has already been
done</EM>.  Knowing when to follow each path is a sign of
wisdom.
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