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SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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13 years 12 months ago
Why students with an apparent aptitude for computer science don't choose to major in computer science
The statistics show that the number of Computer Science majors is dropping across the United States. Possible reasons include a reduced number of jobs in the field, an incorrect p...
Lori Carter
SIGUCCS
2003
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
WebDAV: what it is, what it does, why you need it
Legacy network file services such as NFS, SMB/CIFS, and AFP changed the way we worked. File services running on crossplatform networks allowed us to save our files on remote syste...
Luis O. Hernández, Mahmoud Pegah
SIGCSE
2000
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
Aristotle and object-oriented programming: why modern students need traditional logic
Classifying is a central activity in object-oriented programming and distinguishes it from procedural programming. Traditional logic, initiated by Aristotle, assigns classificatio...
Derek Rayside, Gerard T. Campbell
IJOE
2008
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13 years 6 months ago
Digital Astronomy in Education
: What causes seasons? Why day and night durations are so different with seasons alternation? Why the position of the full moon seems directed to the south in summer while it seems...
Saïd Boutiche
CSEE
2007
Springer
14 years 4 days ago
Lab Partners: If They're Good Enough for the Natural Sciences, Why Aren't They Good Enough for Us?
Despite many professed benefits of collaboration, some computer science educators feel students need to master work individually, particularly in the courses early in the curricul...
Laurie Williams, Lucas Layman