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Why are English majors studying computer science?

David Patterson, professor of computer science | November 26, 2013

Ten years ago, professors in computer science departments everywhere wondered how undergraduates from a broad range of fields could be attracted to computer science (CS). We were convinced that this material would be vital for their careers, but we were up against negative stereotypes of programmers, and the prediction that most software jobs were about … Continue reading »