Eventually, an algorithm moves to the programming phase, where a set of modules and a list of instructions are created to solve the defined problem.

While this phase is usually reduced to pure source code, there is a lot more to programming than that. The most overlooked aspect of programming practices is all the small provisionary inscriptions that accompany the writing of programs.

A better understanding of the whys and wherefores of programming practices would perhaps make it possible to try to infuse this specialness into the algorithmic design communities.

As software and algorithms become an increasingly pervasive part of our lives, there’s growing interest and concern about how they are affecting society, the economy, and politics.

Yet, most social studies of algorithms perceive them as obscure black boxes that function autonomously. This i...