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From: art@buengc.BU.EDU (A. R. Thompson)
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Subject: Re: CS-1
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Date: 6 May 89 18:03:58 GMT
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In article <206@psgdc> rg@psgdc.UUCP (Dick Gill) writes:
>[...]
>It is important that the begining programmer understand  that
>the first step in writing software is to structure a clear and
>logical solution to the problem begin solved.

It has been my experience that the biggest difficulty beginners have is
learning how to state the problem clearly and concisely.  I have found
that once students grasp the idea of clean problem statement that the
solutions come rather easily.