Engines of order : a mechanology of algorithmic techniques

Engines of order : a mechanology of algorithmic techniques /

Software has become a key component of contemporary life and algorithmic techniques that rank, classify, or recommend anything that fits into digital form are everywhere. This book approaches the field of information ordering conceptually as well as historically. Building on the philosophy of Gilber...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rieder, Bernhard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
Series:Recursions
Subjects:
Algorithms.
Computer software.
Algorithms
Software
algorithms.
software.
Media studies.
Algorithms and data structures.
Information architecture.
Computers > Information Theory.
Computers > Programming > Algorithms.
Language Arts & Disciplines > Library & Information Science.
Computer software
media studies
information architecture
algorithms & data structures
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • 1. Engines of Order
  • 2. Rethinking Software
  • 3. Software-Making and Algorithmic Techniques
  • Part II
  • 4. From Universal Classification to a Postcoordinated Universe
  • 5. From Frequencies to Vectors
  • 6. Interested Learning
  • 7. Calculating Networks: From Sociometry to PageRank
  • Conclusion: Toward Technical Culture
  • About the Author
  • Index

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