But there are some collateral developments of which he is apparently unaware, and that weakens the credibility of his argument. His preferred framework is a Theory of Situations, developed by himself and his colleagues at Stanford University. Devlin claims that we do not even have an adequate definition of information. This may have been true for his 1991 book, but it is no longer so. I have proposed a definition that meets all of his criteria, AND is simple to understand in the bargain.
Information is sensible signage .
My work also shows how information relates to data and knowledge, the theme of Devlin's current book. As I see it, Knowledge Management uses the understanding of decision and action requisites to enhance operations and advance opportunities . For an author trying to build a science of information, you might guess that they would. In other words, In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. Unfortunately, there isn't much more to the book than theoretical shortcomings and re-statements of the obvious.