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Misconceptions about computer science

Published: 21 February 2017 Publication History

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Common misconceptions about computer science hinder professional growth and harm the identity of computing.

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    cover image Communications of the ACM
    Communications of the ACM  Volume 60, Issue 3
    March 2017
    89 pages
    ISSN:0001-0782
    EISSN:1557-7317
    DOI:10.1145/3055102
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    • Moshe Y. Vardi
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