The persistent public image of computing as a field of programmers has become a costly myth. Reversing it is possible but not easy.
Peter J. Denning
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(The year is now 2100.) "Great-Grandma, my history teacher mentioned computers today. What were they?" So asked Ancath. "Yes, I remember them. They were among us when I was a child. My own grandfather was among the original inventors. They were everywhere and calculated everything. They were part of life. The biggest invention of all […]
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The great principles of computing have been interred beneath layers of technology in our understanding and our teaching. It is time to set them free.
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For over half a century we have classified research on a scale from basic to applied. Basic research seeks fundamental understanding without regard to potential utility. Applied research is technology development that solves near-term problems. These two models have different diffusion times from research result to practice—often 2050 years for basic research and 23 years […]
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