Understand Computing as a System, Not Just a Tool
Reciprocality.org is about understanding technology, not just using it.
Computers change quickly. The difficulty people have with them does not. Most failures in software, projects, and even careers come from confusion about systems — how they behave, how people think about them, and how knowledge is communicated.
This site collects practical articles, career guidance, and a set of longer works that examine those problems directly.
The Programmers’ Stone
The central work of the site is The Programmers’ Stone. It approaches programming as a thinking activity rather than a coding activity.
The material looks at why capable people struggle with software, why teams misunderstand each other, and why some developers consistently succeed where others cannot. The aim is practical: clearer reasoning, better technical work, and fewer recurring mistakes.
Start with the Programmers’ Stone hub
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The Third Age of the World
Thinking About Technology
Some articles deal directly with programming, cognition, and artificial intelligence. They focus on how technical understanding actually forms and why technical disagreements happen so often in real projects.
Browse Thinking About Technology
Digital Skills
Other material is practical: security, software use, and working competently with modern systems. The goal is not trend chasing, but helping readers avoid predictable problems.
Digital Skills
Technology Explained
Computing Careers
For students and career-changers, computing roles can be hard to interpret. This section explains what different jobs involve and how people actually enter the field.
Technology evolves. The underlying problems repeat. Reciprocality.org exists to make those patterns easier to see.