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Although computers are capable of performing complex and difficult operations, they are inherently simple-minded and docile machines. They must be told exactly what to do, and they must be instructed in a precise and limited language that they can comprehend. These instructions are known as software. The machinery that actually executes the instructions is known as hardware.
You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative. — Walter Lippmann, A Preface to Politics
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Darnell, P.A., Margolis, P.E. (1988). Introduction to Programming. In: Software Engineering in C. Springer Books on Professional Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0308-4_1
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