# Posts by tag 'programming' — Liran Tal

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*   Nov 12, 2007 · 1 min read

    ## [Rene Descartes and Computer Science](/blog/2007-11-12)

    where do you think the idea of using variables in computer science came from?

    *   [programming](/tag/programming)

     [![](/_astro/photo-1468956398224-6d6f66e22c35.BePqp3CW_Zj88Tk.jpg)](/blog/2007-11-12)