gives some of the genealogy of the idea.
http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/
"Rule of Representation: Fold knowledge into data so program logic can be stupid and robust."
https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html
"Rule 5. Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming."