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−	The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by antecedent events and conditions together with the laws of nature,	+	The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by prior events and conditions together with the laws of nature,
	==Context==		==Context==
−	In 1976 Niklaus Wirth<ref>Niklaus Wirth, Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. (1976) Prentice Hall Preface ISBM 0-13-022418-9</ref>	+	In 1976 Niklaus Wirth<ref>Niklaus Wirth, Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. (1976) Prentice Hall Preface ISBN 0-13-022418-9</ref> appears to make the statement that computer programs could be understood with the follow statement: <blockquote>In recent years the practice of Computer Programming has been recognized as a discipline</blockquote>
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		+	==Problem==
		+	Alan Turing had proven that the full progress of a program cannot, in general, be known without actually running the program.
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		+	==References==

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Full Title or Meme

The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by prior events and conditions together with the laws of nature,

Context

In 1976 Niklaus Wirth^[1] appears to make the statement that computer programs could be understood with the follow statement:

In recent years the practice of Computer Programming has been recognized as a discipline

Problem

Alan Turing had proven that the full progress of a program cannot, in general, be known without actually running the program.

References

1. ↑ Niklaus Wirth, Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. (1976) Prentice Hall Preface ISBN 0-13-022418-9