There are many connections that can be drawn between coding (I have a very, very limited background) and Neoplatonic theory (again, a limited background), for what it's worth. Was actually in the process of trying to write a coherent post about this, but it basically boils down to the idea of inherited behavior, and emanation from The One and the henads down through all the planes. The idea of the Universal Turing Machine and the distinction between the potential and the realized (Being vs. Becoming) is also a strong one...

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