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Early, Grady
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
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Learning to program = learning to construct mechanisms and explanations
Soloway E. Communications of the ACM 29(9): 850-858, 1986. Type: Article
Soloway states clearly and explicitly what many of us have known for years: introductory programming courses should concentrate less on computer programming and more on algorithm development. Further, the beginning course should be use...
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May 1 1987 |
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Contemporary trends in computing
Plishka R. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 18(1): 86-89, 1986. Type: Article
A vexing problem in the computer science curricula is that of providing sufficient breadth in computing topics without sacrificing depth in the more important topics. The problem is complex enough in four-year programs; it is compounde...
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Oct 1 1986 |
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A senior design course for computer science
Ballew D. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 18(1): 131-133, 1986. Type: Article
Put on your software engineering hat. Imagine a one-semester programming project given to a relatively large class. Divide the project into three parts: I/O system, computation, and file structures. Divide the class into four teams (Re...
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Oct 1 1986 |
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Memoirs of a computer pioneer
Wilkes M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1985. Type: Book (9789780262231220)
In 1951, Wilkes, with two others, published the world’s first computer programming textbook [1]. Now, 34 years later, his Memoirs is an important account of the historical context surrounding EDSAC and computing....
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Jun 1 1986 |
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Mathematics: people, problems, results
Campbell D. (ed), Higgins J. (ed), Wadsworth Publ. Co., Belmont, CA, 1984. Type: Book (9789780534032029)
Who are these mathematicians? And why are they saying all of these things?...
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Nov 1 1985 |
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Cryptography for computer security: making the decision
Fisher W. Computers and Security 3(3): 229-233, 1984. Type: Article
Why encrypt? I once heard Grace Hopper say that our next big task is to decide what information should be tossed out to reduce archival expense. This remark, juxtaposed with Fisher’s paper, leads inevitably to Early’...
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