Writing: Narrative as Code and Code as Narrative
Mechanism text:
"Narrative" by J. Hillis Miller (from Lentricchia and McLaughlin)
Novel:
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Other Texts:
The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond
Code Reading (excerpt)
The Psychology of Computer Programming (excerpt)
The Mythical Man-Month (excerpt)
Central Questions:
How is coding like writing?
How is programming like storytelling?
What kinds of stories do programmers tell each other?
Assignments:
2-3 page close reading paper
