Rhetorical Code Studies. Discovering Arguments In And Around Code

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Contents List of Tables List of Practice Scripts List of Figures Introduction 1. Toward the Rhetorical Study of Code What Does Rhetorical Code Studies Involve? Digital Rhetoric Critical Code Studies Software Studies Technical Communication Rhetorical Code Studies’ Gains and Contributions 2. Rhetoric and the Algorithm From Algorithm to Algorithmic Culture Algorithmic Criticism in the Humanities Arguments in Code as Algorithmic Meaning Making Conclusions 3. “I Have No Damn Idea Why This Is So Convoluted”: Analyzing Arguments Surrounding Code Rhetorical Scholarship on Online Discourse Communities The Rhetorical and Social Makeup of Open Source Software Development Communities Developers’ Rhetorical Awareness of Their Coding Practices Conclusions 4. Developing Arguments in Code: The Case of Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox: A Code Study Conclusions 5. Composing in Code: A Brief Engagement with JavaScript Procedural Progymnasmata Exercises in Repetition: Looping Exercises in Style: FizzBuzz Exercises in Repetition: Object Creation Exercises in Arrangement: Bubble Sort Exercises in Invention: enthymemeGenerator.js Conclusions 6. Conclusions Rhetorical Code Studies Thus Far Assessing Computational Action A Future for Rhetorical Code Studies Bibliography Index