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Harold Abelson

“Computational processes are abstract beings that inhabit computers. As they evolve, processes manipulate other abstract things called data. The evolution of a process is directed by a pattern of rules called a program. People create programs to direct processes. In effect, we conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells.”

Harold Abelson, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold Abelson
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