History and Computing:
Mastering the Craft

By Edward Barnard

Truly mastering a skill means passing that skill onto others. What if the skill is so prohibitively difficult it’s not possible to pass on, not in your lifetime? Nathaniel Bowditch faced this problem 225 years ago. We’ll see the problem and how difficult it was. We’ll see how Bowditch created a way which each of us can emulate today.

This article was originally published in the January 2020 issue of php[architect] magazine. To read the complete article please subscribe or purchase the complete issue.

Leave a comment

Use the form below to leave a comment: