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8. Variety of platforms and software leads to fragmented curricula

Context:
Mac OS, Windows, UNIX - common in Higher Education.
Pressure on students to switch between different OS (perhaps for each enrolled course)
Boyer 7: Culminate with a Capstone Experience

Response of EC/CSE:
Provide example through focus on tri-platform software

  • MATLAB (analytical and visualization programming environment)
  • ArcView GIS (a geographic information system, CSU has site license)
  • Java (write once, run EVERYWHERE) and Java3D
  • Web Browsers
CS 575 Supercomputing for the Sciences