Historical Reflections Building Castles in the Air.

The author reflects on the history of computer programmer recruiting and training in the mid-20th century when computer technology started to emerge. Basic skills needed to be hired as a computer programmer in those times are said to have included an orderly mind and a lively imagination. Advertisem...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 28 - 31
Autor principal: Ensmenger, Nathan
Formato: Opinion
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Apr2011
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