What is experimental computer science? 1 This question has been widely discussed ever since the Feldman Report was published in 1979 [13]. Surprisingly, computer scientists disagree on the answer. Some believe that it is large system development projects, i.e., computer and software engineering. Some believe that it is all the nontheoretical activities of computer science, especially those conferring "hands-on" experience. Some believe that computer science is still too young and no operational definition is yet available.
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