author: Abelson & Sussman, _The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_
content: First, we want to establish the idea that a computer language is not just
  a way of getting a computer to perform operations but rather that it is a novel
  formal medium for expressing ideas about methodology. Thus, programs must be written
  for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.
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