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From: tlh@cs.purdue.EDU (Thomas L. Hausmann)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: What is CS? (Was re First languages)
Message-ID: <3770@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 88 14:02:40 GMT
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Summary: ditto

In article <8538@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU>, hugo@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Peter Su) writes:
> In article <607@imagine.PAWL.RPI.EDU> jefu@pawl23.pawl.rpi.edu (Jeffrey Putnam) writes:
> >But then, i am coming to believe that a programming course should be
> >required of _all_ students - including humanities students and all. 
> But, aside from that issue, I think  a straight prgramming class is next to
> worthless for many Humanties and fine art students.  
> Pete

I agree, straight programming is of little use to most H&FA students.  However,
most "Computers in Society" courses are trivial if you can think and read. 
There should be some programming but it should be CLEARLY de-emphasized.


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