Enchantment and Enlightenment

I was at once enlightened and enchanted by the miraculous opposition and connection between Enchantment and Enlightenment. One hides and shows a guise in a splendour of lumination to capture the beholder as spellbound the other illuminates the truth.

Programming literacy

The use of software engineering whether tinkering with instructions in macro scripts or creating N-tier software monoliths with model driven design has been increasing and avails itself to so many new applications for increasing efficiency of work and enjoyment of entertainment.

Two thousand years ago Christians began teaching people of all backgrounds how to read. That was free, it was liberating and literacy skills gave them opportunities to gain clerical jobs. The infiltrated the Empire. They had a very different worldview.

I find it a very interesting similarity with modern computer literacy and programming literacy in specific. Programming drives and makes available the teleological reasons in computing.

The difference is that a religious group came and introduced a new religion, and literacy of the slaves was a side effect. Whereas software engineering has no religious group attached to it. But i think that programmers do enjoy a deeper worldview peppered with insight and creative innovations.

Paradox of the drive

on one hand human libido engages the construction and amendment of reality through pursuits of mind, like arts, science, engineering and learning to master ever greater levels. This has a singular aim of surpassing some others in attracting a mate.

on the other hand the activity of searching and appearing and performing as correct choice takes effort by itself and is rewarded immediately.

Hence a paradox:one has to have something to score, but gaining that takes one off the course.