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{{quote {author: "Donald Knuth", chapter: true}
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People think that computer science is the art of
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# Modules
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{{quote {author: "Tef", title: "Programming is Terrible", chapter: true}
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A beginning programmer writes her programs like an ant builds her
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# Asynchronous Programming
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# Project: A Programming Language
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# Project: Skill-Sharing Website
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