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What is the attraction to computing?

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The strongest motivators include a sense of accomplishment from solving problems and programming; the weakest include being captivated by the Web and a passion for playing computer games.

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              cover image Communications of the ACM
              Communications of the ACM  Volume 46, Issue 9
              Why CS students need math
              September 2003
              244 pages
              ISSN:0001-0782
              EISSN:1557-7317
              DOI:10.1145/903893
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