I think anthropomorphism is the worst of all. I have now seen programs "trying to do things", "wanting to do things", "believing thing to be true", "knowing things" etc. Don't be so naïve as to believe that this use of language is harmless. It invited the programmer to identify himself with the execution of the program and almost forces upon him the use of operational semantics.
- Edgar Dijkstra, The Fruits of Misunderstanding
- Edgar Dijkstra, The Fruits of Misunderstanding
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