{"slug": "computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building", "title": "Computer Science Off Course - Programming as Theory Building", "summary": "In a podcast episode, Felienne Hermans and Hanna Schraffenberger discuss Peter Naur's 1985 paper 'Programming as Theory Building,' arguing that programming is more than writing code—it involves building a theory that enables programmers to explain and defend their solutions. The hosts connect Naur's ideas to current AI practices, LLM usage, and computer science education.", "body_md": "##### Peter Naur - Programming as Theory Building\n\n## Computer Science Off Course by Felienne Hermans & Hanna Schraffenberger\n\n###### Episode notes\n\nWhat is programming? This week, we take a stab at this fundamental question with Peter Naur's paper \"Programming as Theory Building\". Felienne has read the paper (more than once), and Hanna is asking her questions about it. Apparently, programming is more than just solving problems by writing code and involves theory building! Listen in to hear more about what this theory building entails (spoiler alert: it has something to do with being able to explain and defend the solutions we come up with), some beautiful quotes from the paper, and Felienne's ideas of what Naur's argument means for current AI practices, LLM usage, and the computer science curriculum. Read the paper, do the homework, or skip the homework and listen to Hanna's homework attempt instead.\n\nLinks:\n\n- ...\n\n[Read more](#)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building", "canonical_source": "https://rss.com/podcasts/computer-science-off-course/2968986/", "published_at": "2026-07-12 07:38:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-12 08:06:04.347193+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Peter Naur", "Felienne Hermans", "Hanna Schraffenberger"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/computer-science-off-course-programming-as-theory-building.jsonld"}}