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local Luan = require "luan:Luan.luan"
local error = Luan.error
local Io = require "luan:Io.luan"
local Site_translator = require "luan:gpt/Site_translator.luan"
local get_lang = Site_translator.get_lang or error()
local text_writer = Site_translator.text_writer or error()
local Shared = require "site:/lib/Shared.luan"
local head = Shared.head or error()
local header = Shared.header or error()
local luan_url = Shared.luan_url or error()


return function()
	Io.stdout = text_writer()
%>
<!doctype html>
<html lang="<%=get_lang()%>">
	<head>
<%		head() %>
		<title>Saving Programming from Modern Culture</title>
	</head>
	<body>
<%		header() %>
		<div content>

			<h1>Saving Programming from Modern Culture</h1>

			<p>Modern culture is pure evil, so it destroys everything it touches.  Programming is a clear example of this.  As in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, there are no good people left in modern culture.  So to save programming (or anything else), one must look for good cultures outside of modern culture.  The two that I will discuss are Mennonites and Japan.  My goal is to get at least one member of each of these groups to learn good programming.</p>

			<h2>Mennonites</h2>

			<p>Mennonites range from very conservative to very liberal.  A good book describing this is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Old-Order-Conservative-Mennonite/dp/1561481017/">An Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups</a>.  The liberal groups are too accepting of modern culture.  They have lost the discernment to distinguish between good and bad/evil, so they cannot become good programmers.  The more conservative groups are more resistant to modern culture.  But one way these groups protect themselves from modern culture is by limiting technology.  Clearly a group that limits technology too much, for example by banning the internet, cannot become programmers.  So the challenge is to find a group with the best balance - conservative enough to reject modern culture, but tolerant of technology so that they can become programmers.</p>

			<p>I found what I think is <a href="https://map.churchindex.org/church-profile.php?id=c7797e65-90ff-11ee-b0e9-00163eb3bc90">the optimal church</a> <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/FKj2uoSBV3QiomS79">in north Mexico</a>.  When I visited them, I didn't have a clear plan of what to do.  A number of them are carpenters and they expressed an interest in better carpentry software.</p>

			<p>My recent programming has been web development, so my programming tools are designed for this.  But for carpentry software, I need to support a desktop user interface and 3D rendering.  So far I have done the following:  I have implemented desktop user interface tools in <a href="<%=luan_url()%>/">Luan</a>.  I have finished those portions of my <a href="learn.html">programming course</a> that a Mennonite would need to work on carpentry software.  And I have implemented language translation to Spanish of this site and the Luan site.</p>

			<p>What remains is specific to carpentry software.  This is an area that I know nothing about, but I watched some videos on the subject and making good carpentry software looks like a non-trivial project.  So I am reluctant to start on this project by myself.  My plan is to look for a Mennonite who is interested in working with me on this project.  If I find one, then I would add 3D rendering to Luan while he learns basic programming.  Then we could work together on implementing the carpentry software.</p>

			<h2>Japan</h2>

			<p>The Japanese have managed to preserve their culture and not be absorbed into modern culture.  Japan is the only nation that I know of that has managed to do this.  The Japanese are high-tech, so there is no issue of limited technology.  For me, the biggest issue is the language barrier since I know very little Japanese.</p>

			<p>I have implemented language translation to Japanese of this site and <a href="<%=luan_url()%>/">the Luan site</a>.  Hopefully this will be indexed by search engines, allowing Japanese programmers to find these sites.</p>

			<p>If you are Japanese and are reading this, please <a href="discussion.html">contact me</a>.  I will fully support your efforts to do good programming and to use my tools.  I will expand my documentation as needed for whatever you are trying to do.  And I will answer any questions you have.</p>

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	</body>
</html>
<%
end
author	Franklin Schmidt <fschmidt@gmail.com>
date	Mon, 05 May 2025 14:12:38 -0600
parents	76baf48ea36b
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