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This paper describes the development of a high-quality laboratory for computer science majors over the last decade and plans for its continued development. We start with the historical background and then describe the current situation that involves moving the introductory programming course to Unix workstations. This decision has resulted in many benefits and a few unanticipated problems. Finally, we speculate about future development and describe two possible scenarios: one evolutionary, based on continued adaptation of the original lab concept, and the other revolutionary, based on rethinking the underlying goals of the introductory CS curriculum.
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Adams, J.M., Kurtz, B.L. (1990). A state-of-the-art CS undergraduate lab. In: Deimel, L.E. (eds) Software Engineering Education. SEI 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 423. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0040443
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