Redressing the balance: a yin-yang perspective on information technology
summary
Argues that IT emphasizes action (yang) while neglecting learning, understanding and trust (yin), and proposes concrete fixes: use three computational techniques: modeling, simulation, data analysis, adopt three-layer progressive explanations (documentation + high‑level executable + optimized code), build an interactive Smalltalk wiki with embedded formal specs prototype, report a concrete failure where an undocumented optimization forces throwing away three months of simulations, and quantify software trust by user:contributor ratios (situated ~10, domain 10–1,000, infrastructure >1,000).
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:40Yin-yang in technology
- 7:12Young-focused modeling tools
- 10:43Trust in simulation
- 17:24Trust in software
- 23:07Conclusion and call for collaboration
- 23:58Q&A
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