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Making automation work

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Today's automated systems provide enormous safety and convenience. However, when glitches, problems, or breakdowns occur, the results can be catastrophic.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 52, Issue 12
Finding the Fun in Computer Science Education
December 2009
127 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1610252
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Published: 01 December 2009
Published in CACM Volume 52, Issue 12

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