Computers, Programming, and People

Holmes, Neville (2002) Computers, Programming, and People. Computer, 35 (3). 112, 110-111. ISSN 0018-9162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2002.989943

Abstract

This essay argues that the complexity of professional programming is an impassable barrier to ordinary users wishing to code their own programs, suggests that popular computers would be much more useful if users could do so, and briefly describes how such popualr programming could be supported.

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Additional Information:	This essay has been more formally published as essay 2.5 in the author's book "Computers and People" (Wiley, 2006). This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Copyright 2002 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords:	programming systems, programming techniques, popular programming, simple computing
Subjects:	280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280300 Computer Software > 280304 Operating Systems 290000 Engineering and Technology > 291600 Computer Hardware > 291605 Processor Architectures 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280300 Computer Software > 280303 Programming Languages
ID Code:	1682
Deposited By:	Mr Neville Holmes
Deposited On:	27 Aug 2007
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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