Software development helps me understand 'kinds' of information, and that the applicability of mathematics is dependent on the kind.
But mathematics is not a sense, and neither is a program. These are the best conceptual constructions we have to represent our senses as humans collectively. They are both meant to be representations, models. This is something I continue to find difficult to understand, from both mathematical and computational perspectives, because computational and mathematical concepts are intuituve to me. However, I have the awareness that they shape how I naturally parse the raw data I get from my senses. That means it's important to let go of either model when it ceases to accurately represent reality.
But mathematics is not a sense, and neither is a program. These are the best conceptual constructions we have to represent our senses as humans collectively. They are both meant to be representations, models. This is something I continue to find difficult to understand, from both mathematical and computational perspectives, because computational and mathematical concepts are intuituve to me. However, I have the awareness that they shape how I naturally parse the raw data I get from my senses. That means it's important to let go of either model when it ceases to accurately represent reality.
I found this very relatable: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law