Code 1; by Alexis, Ramy and Sean

The first text looks at programming methodologies, attitudes and how they are applied to other mediums, mediums that are specifically NOT programming, mediums such as knitting. It also talks about what programming is, in essence as the marking of a procedures to achieve a set final product.
The second introduces this new concept of an operational construct, which is a new way of perceiving and acting in the world thanks to technology. Operational constructs have largely been used in the military but the operational construct has evolved out of media and the divisions between the military and the civilian are now much harder to perceive. The author argues that the operational construct serves only to produce the very situations that they maintain.
The third text talks about how design is seperated from functionality in many ways and how to bring art pieces closer to the people while still retaining it's first function engaging the viewer to think critically about a certain topic the artist would be bringing to attention.

The programmatic logic applies to life as well. The daily routine as it were. Don't we all know to a certain extent what will happen next monday? The schedules, the obligations and the control that is applied to us from society are all a testament to this. We talked about the context of war and the operational construct and made quick link to how the americans fight terrorism before they get it served to them. When talking about designs and prototype, the ever popular Apple Inc. came to mind and how a non-working iPhone is pretty boring. We are seeing an application of programmatic logic into media which in turn affects this notion of the operational construct that surrounds us. The operational construct itself only servers to anticipate detrimental scenarios, and we wonder what does that say about the designs applied in media that have no critical value.

How can we change the detrimental nature of the operational construct if we can't keep art at it's critical value when presenting it as a prototype to large, money oriented, corporations who would not like shameful values of society to be put in the spot light since they themselves participate in those values?