ýProgramming MIS-Takes
lProgrammers always work alone
–We use separate computers, files, etc.
lCode is a write-once medium
–Rewriting is seldom performed
–Few people read code
lCorrectness must come first
–Other considerations are postponed
–We don’t explicitly learn other qualities
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Computer Science education, yours and mine, typically emphasizes writing programs.  It’s much more a composition class than a literature class.  The compositions are generally never revised or read by others.  They are written once and that’s the end of it.