William M. Cannon
ABSTRACT
When we come right down to it, there are a lot of people who don't know very much about computer programming. Most people know what it means to be an accountant, a physician, or an engineer; but when it comes to computer programming, most people either have never heard of it, or have only the vaguest impressions of what this relatively new occupation amounts to.
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