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Do we really need computational thinking?

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 62, Issue 2

Pages 32 - 35

https://doi.org/10.1145/3231587

Published: 28 January 2019 Publication History

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Considering the expression "computational thinking" as an entry point to understand why the fundamental contribution of computing to science is the shift from solving problems to having problems solved.

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February 2019

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DOI:10.1145/3310134

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