Word: computerized
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According to Narayanamurti, the computer science program plans to double its number of faculty members over the next several years. The increase is needed not only to provide a wider variety of course offerings, but also to meet the demands of a growing number of concentrators.
Nevertheless, McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis says, "we have never aspired to shift annually on what languages and packages we teach in response to rapidly changing practices in the field."
While some students interpreted last year's addition of a short unit on the Java programming language--which is commonly used in Internet applications--to the curriculum of Computer Science 51, "Introduction to Computer Science II," as a concession to the changing market, says McKay Professor of Computer Science Stuart...
According to Shieber, the fact that the assembly language known as MIPS was removed from the curriculum of CS 51 reflects the reality that assembly language programming is now covered in Computer Science 50, "Introduction to Computer Science I."
"There are courses and professors that constantly change their focus to be up to date with the world," says Lee D. Feigenbaum, a computer science concentrator.