Heh. That quote is from Richard Bellman. Same guy who was one of the authors of that book I'm criticising.
But please allow me to disagree with you. The term programming/programme predate programming as we know it, and he was free to use it in the sense of 'scheduling', much like a radio or TV schedule. The dynamic also makes sense as the schedule (or whatever) picks its next state depending on a previous/simpler state (hence a 'stage' in multistage, though I can't understand his use of 'time-varying' here). I think it's ok.
I'd rather punch mathematicians who won't bracket over mathematicians who try and protect themselves and their work from over-powerful, deeply stupid people.
But please allow me to disagree with you. The term programming/programme predate programming as we know it, and he was free to use it in the sense of 'scheduling', much like a radio or TV schedule. The dynamic also makes sense as the schedule (or whatever) picks its next state depending on a previous/simpler state (hence a 'stage' in multistage, though I can't understand his use of 'time-varying' here). I think it's ok.
I'd rather punch mathematicians who won't bracket over mathematicians who try and protect themselves and their work from over-powerful, deeply stupid people.