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... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > digital and computer revolution: reshaping jobs and workplaces > computer programming
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > digital and computer revolution: reshaping jobs and workplaces > computer programming

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computer programming  

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  • The employment landscape for information and communications technology (ICT) occupations fluctuates considerably because of the evolving nature of the technology and its subsequent adoption and use by organizations and consumers. The job of computer programmer emerged in the mid-1940s because of state-funded computer megaprojects that were closely tied to the military-industrial complex of the Cold War. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Computer Programmers]

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