Tools

Question 1

A tool is considered ___ if is extends or adds to that which is already known.

Answer 1

ampliative

Question 2

A tool is considered ___ if it does hinders extension of what is already known.

Answer 2

reductive

Question 3

___ humans tend to be overly optimistic

Answer 3

Utopian

Question 4

__ humans tend to be overly negative.

Answer 4

Dystopian

Question 5

Tech ___ tend to over hype new technology and focus on the ___ aspects

Answer 5

utopians, ampliative

Question 6

Tech ___ tend to resit new technology and focus on the ___ aspects

Answer 6

dystopians, reductive

Question 7

Fascination vs Fear is best described

Answer 7

Fascination = utopians + ampliative
Fear = dystopian + reductive

Question 8

___: When new, a programming language is looked at as something that needs to be learned. It is an obstacle to overcome.

Answer 8

Objectification

Question 9

___: Once a programming language is mastered, it becomes a tool that is almost transparent to the goal of solving the actual problem.

Answer 9

Embodiment

Question 10

In programming languages ___ and ___ are most often reflected in how it influences the majority of programmers towards a particular style of programming.

Answer 10

Focus, action

Question 11

Finally, when a new programming language is introduced the programmer often goes through the ___/___ stage and then the ___/___ stage

Answer 11

fascination/fear, objectification/embodiment

Question 12

Only after true embodiment can one fairly evaluate the ___and ___ qualities of a language.

Answer 12

ampliative, reductive