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Yes I was going to add that to my post
beat me to it
btw computer science needs to be core curriculum starting from about the time when kids develop adequate reading+writing skills
I'm learning logic now, so its importance will soon become apparent I'm sure
The teacher is a retired computer scientist from AT&T. "Logical and physical design of AT&T's long-distance network" on resume.
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After graduation I went to work for AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) as a DBA (a Data-Base Administrator). I did logical and physical design of AT&T’s long-distance network. It was one of the most intellectually challenging and stimulating work anyone could have. During my career with AT&T I was given the assignment of writing a position paper on which type of database management system was best for the size, types, relationships, and uses of the data we stored in our “section” of AT&T. While doing the research for this position paper I studied the foundations for one specific type of database. Database management systems are founded of formal logic, and formal logic is a significant tool (and topic) of philosophy. And that is what stimulated my deep interest and love for, and of, philosophy.
This post was edited by Skinned on Sep 4 2014 11:01am