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Computers Can Cook Data, but We Have to Write the Recipes

by cscomics_etvvcs on July 31, 2018 at 3:44 am
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The recipes are called programs.

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Houses of Character

by cscomics_etvvcs on March 7, 2018 at 4:43 pm
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Boolean – Housing the Truth

by cscomics_etvvcs on January 2, 2018 at 5:43 pm
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Boolean – Yes and No

by cscomics_etvvcs on October 23, 2017 at 1:04 pm
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How Computers Store Letters

by cscomics_etvvcs on October 2, 2017 at 12:44 pm
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From the back page of ACM Inroads Volume 8, No. 1, published March 2017:

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  • Programs have ingredients & instructions.
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