DevOps Momentum in the Enterprise
The notion of unifying software development and software operation is catching on.
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Time To End The vi/Emacs Debate
If you still use Emacs, I feel for you. Perhaps it is time to give vi a try.
Fog computing offers a more effective way to address the challenges of distributed systems and Internet of Things devices.
Scientists are simulating biological organisms and replicating evolution in the lab. How far can they expand the boundaries of virtual life?
Bitcoin’s Underlying Incentives
The unseen economic forces that govern the Bitcoin protocol.
Evolution Toward Soft(er) Products
As software becomes a larger part of all products, traditional (hardware) manufacturers are becoming, in essence, software companies.
The Wisdom of Older Technology (Non)Users
Older adults consistently reject digital technology even when designed to be accessible and trustworthy.
A Programmable Programming Language
As the software industry enters the era of language-oriented programming, it needs programmable programming languages.
A Declaration of the Dependence of Cyberspace
Just as you cannot separate the mind and the body, you cannot separate cyberspace and physical space. It is time to accept this dependence and act accordingly.
If intelligent robots take on a larger role in our society, what basis will humans have for trusting them?
Time-Inconsistent Planning: A Computational Problem in Behavioral Economics
We propose a graph-theoretic model of tasks and goals, in which dependencies among actions are represented by a directed graph, and a time-inconsistent agent constructs a path through this graph.
Technical Perspective: A Graph-Theoretic Framework Traces Task Planning
In "Time-Inconsistent Planning: A Computational Problem in Behavioral Economics," Kleinberg and Oren describe a graph-theoretic framework for task planning with quasi-hyperbolic discounting.
Can Neuroevolution Change Machine Learning?
Neuroevolution borrows techniques from natural evolution to push the boundaries of machine learning.
Why Code Comments Still Matter
Some believe that commenting code is bad, but comments still matter in our programs.
The Increasing Familiarity of Cryptocurrencies
More and more businesses are accepting cryptocurrencies as payment; here's why.
Let’s Not Forget the ‘Science’ in ‘Computer Science’
There is a growing trend to treat very difficult problems in computer science as purely engineering problems where solutions are approximated using data-driven approaches. This is a harmful trend, and we should be reminded that computer science is, after all, a science and some balance shuld be maintained.
A Comprehensive Self-Driving Car Test
Every few years, I have to pass a test from the Department of Motor Vehicles to drive my car. Shouldn't a self-driving car be required to do the same thing?
Serverless computing lets businesses and application developers focus on the program they need to run, without worrying about the machine on which it runs, or the resources it requires.
Teaching Artificial Intelligence and Humanity
Considering rapidly evolving human-machine interactions.
How innovation originates from market participants with multiple perspectives about commercial value.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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