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IS ABSTRACTION THE KEY TO COMPUTING?

The article discusses the use of abstraction in computer programming. The author suggests that the biggest factor in determining the talent of a computer programmer is their ability to perform abstract thinking and to exhibit abstraction skills. The author examines the use of abstraction in computer...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 37 - 43
Main Author: Kramer, Jeff
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Apr2007
Subjects:
Abstract thought
Computer programming
Thought & thinking
Computer science
Systems development
Computer programmers
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