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== 1-2 Paragraphs on the Goals of the Book ==

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10 PRINT... is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. Through its model case, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing "software" abstractly, this book takes a particular (very short) program for a particular platform as its object of study. By doing so, the book reveals how the Commodore 64, the BASIC programming language, and the culture of recreational programming engage essential elements of creative computing. At the same time, the book considers how the program it focuses upon deals with broad questions of computational interest: Randomness, iteration, and methods of displaying results. By reading this program deeply, we explain why it is important to consider both the very specific (the C64 platform, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and why it is necessary to connect a program to computational practices across platforms and throughout history.

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10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. By analyzing this short program from multiple viewpoints, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing ''software'' abstractly, this book takes a specific program for a particular platform as its object of study. At the same time, the book considers how the program engages broad questions of computational interest: randomness, iteration, visualization.

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The authors explain why it is important to consider the very specific (the Commodore 64, BASIC, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and how a program can reveal the particular qualities of a platform, of a means of publication and dissemination, and of a computing subculture. The book also connects this one specific program to computational practices and concepts across platforms and throughout history, providing insight into what is compelling about computation from an aesthetic standpoint, why people would write computer programs of this sort, and why it is valuable to read computer programs at many levels, with an awareness of their contexts of creation, transmission, and use.

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10 PRINT... is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. Through analyzing this short program from multiple viewpoints, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing ''software'' abstractly, this book takes a specific program for a particular platform as its object of study. By doing so, the book reveals how the Commodore 64, the BASIC programming language, and recreational programming...[not sure about this]. At the same time, the book considers how the program engages broad questions of computational interest: randomness, iteration, and visualization. The authors explain why it is important to consider both the very specific (the C64 platform, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and why it is necessary to connect a program to computational practices and concepts across platforms and throughout history.

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 == 1-2 Paragraphs on the Goals of the Book ==
-PRINT... is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. Through its model case, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing "software" abstractly, this book takes a particular (very short) program for a particular platform as its object of study. By doing so, the book reveals how the Commodore 64, the BASIC programming language, and the culture of recreational programming engage essential elements of creative computing. At the same time, the book considers how the program it focuses upon deals with broad questions of computational interest: Randomness, iteration, and methods of displaying results. By reading this program deeply, we explain why it is important to consider both the very specific (the C64 platform, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and why it is necessary to connect a program to computational practices across platforms and throughout history.
+PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. By analyzing this short program from multiple viewpoints, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing ''software'' abstractly, this book takes a specific program for a particular platform as its object of study. At the same time, the book considers how the program engages broad questions of computational interest: randomness, iteration, visualization.
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+The authors explain why it is important to consider the very specific (the Commodore 64, BASIC, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and how a program can reveal the particular qualities of a platform, of a means of publication and dissemination, and of a computing subculture. The book also connects this one specific program to computational practices and concepts across platforms and throughout history, providing insight into what is compelling about computation from an aesthetic standpoint, why people would write computer programs of this sort, and why it is valuable to read computer programs at many levels, with an awareness of their contexts of creation, transmission, and use.
-PRINT... is a deep reading of a one-line BASIC Commodore 64 program. Through analyzing this short program from multiple viewpoints, the book explains how to read code deeply and why one would want to do so. Instead of discussing ''software'' abstractly, this book takes a specific program for a particular platform as its object of study. By doing so, the book reveals how the Commodore 64, the BASIC programming language, and recreational programming...[not sure about this]. At the same time, the book considers how the program engages broad questions of computational interest: randomness, iteration, and visualization. The authors explain why it is important to consider both the very specific (the C64 platform, the context of creation, and even the PETSCII character set) and why it is necessary to connect a program to computational practices and concepts across platforms and throughout history.