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[Len Bullard] >The tool absolutely shapes the way we think about topics[...] Indeed. Programmers are an excellent example of this. At XML 2003 I had occasion to remark that a Prolog programmer can write Prolog in *any* language. This is of course a variant on the classic observation about Fortran programmers. It is fascinating to conjecture which types of cognitive shaping by tools are good and which ones bad. I will leave you with two words: Visual Basic Sean P.S. One of the fascinating things about the XML world is that XML programmers work with highly structured text - computer programs. I think it is interesting that they predominantly use text editors (emacs, vi etc.) in their work. I.e. *non structured* editing tools. The same people, by and large, think that authors/editors *should* use structured editing tools. An interesting juxtaposition of goose and gander.
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