It's a pile of massive overgeneralizations, not least of which is that people don't fall neatly into these categories. But it's a useful framework for thinking about miscommunication, I've found.
I agree. Next time I have a disagreement with another coder, I might ask them whether they see computers as primarily circuits, set theory implementations, or AI. (I might add "filing cabinet" as another category.) It would help me understand which assumptions I can probably make.
