What is the attraction to computing?

Authors:
Vicki L. Almstrum
Affiliations:
University of Texas at Austin
Venue:
Communications of the ACM - Why CS students need math
Year:
2003

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Abstract

The strongest motivators include a sense of accomplishment from solving problems and programming; the weakest include being captivated by the Web and a passion for playing computer games.