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title: "Beginners – Analyzing the Problem"
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markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/beginners-analyzing-the-problem.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:12:07+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T00:44:56+00:00"
featured_image:
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excerpt: "The first step in solving a problem with a computer is analyzing how you would solve it without one."
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publication: "Syntax"
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  title: "Syntax"
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  url: "http://localhost/periodical/syntax/"
authors: "Richard Forsen"
volume: "2"
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pages: "15"
pubdate: "July 1981"
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---

The first step in solving a problem with a computer is analyzing how you would solve it without one.