the program is an abstract symbol manipulator, which can be ...
the program is an abstract symbol manipulator, which can be ...

the program is an abstract symbol manipulator, which can be turned into a concrete one by supplying a computer to it. After all, it is no longer the purpose of programs to instruct our machines; these days, it is the purpose of machines to execute our programs.

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University of Texas in Austin
On the Cruelty of Really Teaching Computing Science
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