"A Fork In The Road" Who Do We Want To Work For, and Why?
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Abstract
Recently, I've been thinking about the question, Who do We want to work for and why?, where 'we' refers to the computing community. Apparently, I'm not the only one reflecting on this question.
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Published: 21 February 2023
Published in SIGCAS Volume 51, Issue 3
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