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cff-version: "1.2.0"
type: software

title: "Applied Computing Foundations"
version: "0.9.0"
date-released: "2026-01-11"

authors:
  - family-names: Case
    given-names: Denise M.
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-7389"
    affiliation: "Northwest Missouri State University, School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Maryville, MO, USA"

repository-code: "https://github.com/denisecase/applied-computing-foundations"
url: "https://github.com/denisecase/applied-computing-foundations"
license: MIT

abstract: >
  Foundational, cross-cutting computing skills for working with file systems,
  command-line environments, shells, and repositories.
  This project focuses on practical computing fluency independent of
  any specific programming language or analytics framework.

keywords:
  # domain
  - computing-foundations
  - file-systems
  - terminal
  - command-line
  - cli
  - shells

  # audience
  - education
  - teaching
  - learning
  - practitioners
  - computer-science-education
  - software-engineering-education

  # practices
  - cross-platform
  - developer-fluency
  - non-language-specific
  - professional-practice

  # tools and ecosystems
  - git
  - github
  - pre-commit
  - open-source
  - vscode
  - powershell
  - zsh
  - bash

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