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“Computer science is not about computers”
Edsger W. Dijkstra? Alan Perlis? Jacques Arsac? George Johnson? Donald Knuth? Matthew Dennis Haines? Anonymous?
- Points
- 288
- HN comments
- 277
- Submissions
- 1
- Cited by
- 4 commenters
Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2021
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2021 | “Computer science is not about computers” by akakievich | 288 | 277 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 4 different people, from Oct 2021 to Jun 2025.
Most recent:
- throw0101b · Jun 2, 2025
- lioeters · Nov 28, 2022
- marcus_holmes · Mar 31, 2022
- davidrupp · Oct 19, 2021
