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Great principles of computing

Published: 01 November 2003 Publication History

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The great principles of computing have been interred beneath layers of technology in our understanding and our teaching. It is time to set them free.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 46, Issue 11
Blueprint for the future of high-performance networking
November 2003
119 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/948383
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Published: 01 November 2003
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