“People who do work with symbols and language to make a living organize their thoughts into the containers and systems that Office provides. Office is not so much a software product as a dialect that we all speak as we proceed about our labors.”

An enjoyable overview of some classic pieces of software and their influence on culture.

(via The Great Works of Software — The Message — Medium)

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Kars Alfrink

Designer turned design researcher. Postdoc at TU Delft. Exploring contestable AI.