Resumen
Since the dot-com downturn, the conundrum computer science (CS) faces is how such a useful discipline can have such difficulties attracting students, despite continuing growth of the IT industry. Of course, the problem is deeper than just the issue of career trends. Through the years, despite best efforts to articulate that CS is more than "just programming," the misconception that the two are equivalent remains. The shift to the study of CS as an academic subject cannot, of course, be achieved without intense immersion in crafting programs. In this respect, the traditional programming-first curriculum is appropriate. Also, the emphasis should be on the development of human computing-skills, not particular programming language or pseudocode manifestations of algorithms. Through practice and repeated encounters, students will become accustomed to thinking and communicating in the computational thinking language.

Resumen
Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.