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David A. Patterson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery, said that the data didn't bear that out. Yet the view that job opportunities in computing were dwindling fast was both common and potentially damaging to America's competitive prowess. He pointed to the declining interest in computer science as a major among American college students, based on a survey last year of the intentions of students entering college. Mr. Patterson observed that the perception among high school students and their parents was that the game was over -- that all computing jobs were going overseas. The view that job opportunities in computing are dwindling fast is both common and potentially damaging to America's competitive prowess, according to David A. Patterson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery. He pointed to the declining interest in computer science as a major among American college students. Mr. Patterson observed the perception among high school students and their parents is that the game is over.