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+> I think that it's _extraordinarily important_ that we in computer science keep fun in computing
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+_**Alan J. Perlis** from [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-3.html)_
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