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Volume 48 , Issue 11 (November 2005) table of contents

COLUMN: The profession of IT table of contents

Pages: 15 - 19

Year of Publication: 2005

ISSN:0001-0782

Authors

Peter J. Denning	Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Andrew McGettrick	ACM Education Board

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

The recent decreases of enrollment in computer science programs signal a chasm between our historical emphasis on programming and the contemporary concerns of those choosing careers.

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