[1968]One Man's View of Computer Science

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1、1968ACMTuringLectureOneMailsViewefCemp~terScleneeR.3V.HAMMINGBeltTelephoneLaboratories,Inc.,MurrayHill,NewJerseyABST]RACT.Anumberofobservationsandcommentsaredirectedtowardsuggestingthatmorethantheusualengineeringflavorbegiventocomputerscience.Theengineeri

2、ngaspectisimportantbecausemostpresentdi~cultiesinthisfielddonotinvolvethetheoreticalquestionofwhethercertainthingscanbedone,butratherthepracticalquestionofhowcantheybeaccomplishedwellandsimply°Theteachingofcomputersciencecouldbemademoreeffectivebyvariousa

3、lterations~forexample,theinclusionofalaboratorycourseinprogramming~therequirementforastrongminorinsomethingotherthaamathematics~andmorepracticalcodingandlessabstracttheory,aswellasmoreseriousnessandlessgameplaying.xEYwotmsANDPI~'aAS~S:computerseience~comp

4、uterengineering,practicalprogramming~mathematicalgame-playing,computertechnician,computerprofessional,true-to-lifepro-gramming,computersciencecurriculum,software,basicresearch,undirectedresearch,pro-grammers'ethicalstandards,programmers'socialresponsibili

5、tyc~CATEa0a~S:1.3,1.50Letmebeginwithafewpersonalwords.WhenoneisnotifiedthathehasbeenelectedtheACMTuringlecturerfortheyear,heisatfirstsurprised--especiallyisthenonacademicpersonsurprisedbyanACMaward.Afteralittlewhilethesurpriseisreplacedbya.feelingofpleasu

6、re.Stilllatercomesafeelingof"Whyme?"Withallthathasbeendoneandisbeingdoneincomputing,whysingleoutmeandmywork?Welt,Isupposethatithas~ohappentosomeoneeachyear,andthistimetamtheluckyperson.Anyway,letmethankyouforthehonoryouhavegiventomeandbyinferencetotheBell

7、TelephoneLaboratorieswhereIworkandwhichhasmadepossiblesomuchofwhatIhavedone.ThetopicofmyTuringlecture,"OneMan'sViewofComputerScience,"waspickedbecause"Whatiscomputerscience?"isarguedendlesslyamongpeopleinthefield.Furthermore,astheexcellentCurriculum68repo

8、rt*remarksinitsintroduction,"TheCommitteebelievesstronglythatacontinuingdialogueontheprocessandgoalsofeducationincomputersciencewillbevitalintheyeaIstocome."Lastly,itiswrongtothinkofTuring,forwhomtheselectureswerena