The Computing Field: Structure

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Denning, Peter J.
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computing field
computing profession
IT profession
computer science
computer engineering
software engineering
information systems
computational science
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2008-04
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2008-04
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This article examines the development of the computing field. Our account considers the computing field in four stages: infancy (1935- 1950), childhood (1950-1970), adolescence (1970-1990), and young adulthood (1990-2010). The computing profession is a product of the fourth stage. The relationships between computing and other fields are vitally important.
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Since its inception in the 1930s, the computing field has passed through childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and maturity. In its maturity it is a complex of fields gathered under a large umbrella sometimes called Computing and sometimes Information Technology body of knowledge
April 2008 (rev 9/14/08)
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/35521
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Computer Science (CS)
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The Computing Field: Structure. 2008. Since its inception in the 1930s, the computing field has passed through childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and maturity. In its maturity it is a complex of fields gathered under a large umbrella sometimes called Computing and sometimes Information Technology (IT). The field is described in two dimensions, its core content (body of knowledge) and its relationships with other fields. In the 1990s, it began to address the challenge of its acceptance as a natural science. Compare all the changes that have taken place with the previous encyclopedia article from 1999.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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