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hypothesis:if-a-pattern-is-injected-into-contexts-of-its-stated-type-it-will-make-those-environments-more-alive-this-is-the-truth-condition-for-a-patternIf a pattern is injected into contexts of its stated type, it will make those environments more alive — this is the truth-condition for a pattern
The empirical/evaluative criterion Alexander proposes for validating patterns
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cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Condition for success of an artificial pattern language stated in section 3
- Central speculative claim blurring the line between data and algorithms.
- Claim that many advanced programming paradigms reduce to parameterizations of the n-way associative model.
- Demonstrated via the Samarkand pattern language list which immediately evokes magical atmosphere
- The speech act theory for programming can be simpler than human models.
- Key quote connecting path redundancy to interferometric information encoding.