上海交通大学交大密西根 联合学院 11 UM-SJTU Joint Institute University of Michigan Shanghal Jiao Tong University Different Programming Process In his Pulitzer-prizewinning book,computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter identifies two concepts-holism and reductionism-that turn out to be important as you begin to learn about programming. Holism is the most natural thing in the world to grasp. It's simply the belief that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts'”. Reductionism is the most natural thing in the world to grasp.It's simply the belief that "a whole can be understood completely if you understand its parts,and the nature of their‘sum'”.Different Programming Process Different Programming Process • In his Pulitzer-prizewinning book, computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter identifies two concepts—holism and reductionism—that turn out to be important as you begin to learn about programming. • Holism is the most natural thing in the world to grasp. It’s simply the belief that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. • Reductionism is the most natural thing in the world to grasp. It’s simply the belief that “a whole can be understood completely if you understand its parts, and the nature of their ‘sum’