How to Implement Any Concurrent Data Structure
We propose a method called Node Replication (NR) to implement any concurrent data structure.
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Bringing the Web Up to Speed with WebAssembly
WebAssembly is the first mainstream language designed from the start with a formal semantics. It not only demonstrates the feasibility of applying formal techniques, but also that they lead to a remarkably clean and simple design.
Technical Perspective: WebAssembly: A Quiet Revolution of the Web
"Bringing the Web Up to Speed with WebAssembly," by Rossberg et al., gives an overview of the initial design of WebAssembly, a new low-level programming language for Web-based software.
Technical Perspective: Node Replication Divides to Conquer
In "How to Implement Any Concurrent Data Structure," Calciu et al. show that a concurrent data structure can be built automatically and that its performance is actually competitive with state-of-the-art designs for a series of important workloads.
Securing Agent 111, and the Job of Software Architect
John Arquilla describes the new state of cyberspying, while Yegor Bugayenko considers the importance of a software architect to development projects.
Why aren't better assistive technologies available for those communicating using ASL?
How documentation enables SRE teams to manage new and existing services.
A Century-Long Commitment to Assessing Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Society
A series of reports promises the general public a technologically accurate view of the state of AI and its societal implications.
Citizen-led initiatives via social media yield political influence, including even with a country's top political leaders.
VR could significantly change the way jurors and judges weigh evidence in the courtroom.
There Are No Digital Humanities
Many think that the opposite of digital is analog or mechanical.
Science fiction like Frankenstein nudges readers to confer humanity but nudges them away from moral fortitude.
Researchers Rev p Review of Peer Review
Although the global scientific community is becoming more diverse, developing ways to make certain peer reviewers are true "peers" is lagging behind.
The New Face of Law Enforcement
Facial recognition and augmented reality are changing the way law enforcement agencies investigate crime, but there are important privacy issues to consider.
A Tale of Two CTs (and a Revised Timeline for Computational Thinking)
Rethinking the timeline of Computational Thinking to recognize several computer scientists in addition to Jeannette Wing.
The Upper Layers of the Internet
The Internet Protocol layer does not know or care what it carries in its payloads except that they are made up of binary bits. Above the application layer, however, the meaning of the content becomes important.
Self-Reference and Section 230
The explosive growth of social-media platforms has led to the proliferation of "bad" speech on social-media platforms, which has become politically untenable.
The Gap in CS, Mulling Irrational Exuberance
Carl Hewitt suggests computer science needs a reference resource, while Vijay Kumar decries intellectual dishonesty in technology forecasting.
The EU data regulation will affect computer, Internet, and technology usage within and outside the EU; how it will play out remains to be seen.
The EU’s Controversial Digital Single Market Directive
Should copyright enforcement have precedence over the interests of users in information privacy and fundamental freedoms?
How Machine Learning Impacts the Undergraduate Computing Curriculum
The growing importance of machine learning creates challenging questions for computing education.
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