Ihminen ja tietojärjestelmätBrattico 2007

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”What differentiates programmers from most people is their willingness and ability to master exterme complexity. It is a satisfying part of the programmer’s job to know and manage systems composed of many interacting forces” (A. Cooper)

”Homo logicus are driven by an irresistible desire to understand how things work. By contrast, Homo sapiens have a strong desire for success […] Programmers also want to success, but they will frequently accept failure as the price to pay for understanding.” (A. Cooper)

”People have plenty of their own problems to solve and goals to achieve in the domain of their work, their hobbies, and their personal lives. That is why they use computer products and services: to solve those problems and achieve those goals […] Unfortunately, computers often require users to stop thinking about their real problems and goals, and think instead about some computer-related problem” (J. Johnson)