Seeking to rectify the two mutually exclusive ways of comparing computational power — encoding and simulation.
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The 10 Best Practices for Remote Software Engineering
Focusing on the human element of remote software engineer productivity.
HCDA: From Computational Thinking to a Generalized Thinking Paradigm
As a new era in computing emerges, so too must our fundamental thinking patterns.
Opening up the world around us by detecting changes in quantum states.
An Open Call to Establish an Interdisciplinary Data Science Education Journal
In this blog, we describe our vision for a journal that would focus on data science education from the interdisciplinarity perceptive.
The Economic Payoff of Federally Funded IT Research
How basic IT research has yielded huge commercial benefits.
Computing Education Is Not the Same as Engineering Education
Learning Engineering is not always about Becoming an Engineer. Computing Education outside of Engineering Education is bigger than the part inside.
Covid-19, which challenges how we interact with one another, is accelerating the development of touchless technologies.
Democratizing Facial Authentication
Intel's RealSense ID solution performs facial identification on device, not in the cloud.
The State of Quantum Computing
Recent developments in the field may signal quantum technology will soon be ready for prime time.
The World’s Most Magnificent Historical Calculating Machines
The design of today's electronic computers is usually not very appealing, in contrast to magnificent mechanical calculating machines from earlier times.
What Does a Static, Sustainable Economy Look Like?
As resources diminish, research and innovation will be needed to compensate for their scarcity. How will computer science contribute to such a situation?
The SolarWinds Hack, and a Grand Challenge for CS Education
John Arquilla analyzes the latest in a long line of cyber intrusions, while Mark Guzdial considers how to prepare CS students for professional decision making.
The Worsening State of Ransomware
Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.
Reflections on Black in Computing
Seeking to improve systemic fairness in the computing realm.
The Non-Psychopath’s Guide to Managing an Open Source Project
Respect your staff, learn from others, and know when to let go.
Considering the fundamental nature and malleability of programming.
Building a Multilingual Wikipedia
Seeking to develop a multilingual Wikipedia where content can be shared among language editions.
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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