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This Isn't Just a Programming Blog (And Why That Matters)

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This blog is not about programming, although I intend to talk a lot about it. This blog is about our contemporary society. It just so happens that computer programming is an incredibly important theme in contemporary society. We live immersed in the internet, in cell phone applications, and even our paper money is gradually being replaced by encrypted records in computers. Many of us are even giving up on reality, whatever that may be, to live in a completely virtual world. Friendships are made and broken, romantic relationships start and end without the involved people ever even shaking hands or exchanging a hug. How does all of this influence our minds? How does this current life affect our psyche? Who are we, after all, in the face of all this new, unreal reality in which we live? Discussing this is the ultimate goal of this blog. Of course, it will seem funny to talk about computer programming in the middle of all this philosophical and psychoanalytical conversation! And it's m...