Commenting on Code, Considering Data’s Bottleneck
Edwin Torres considers the enduring value of code comments, while Walid Saba wonders if we have overreacted to the knowledge acquisition bottleneck.
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Using Functions for Easier Programming
Functional programming languages automate many of the details underlying specific operations.
Finding a Healthier Approach to Managing Medical Data
Researchers are exploring ways to put medical data to greater use while better protecting privacy.
The Search for niversal Memory
The search for a universal memory is aimed at ultimately replacing the entire computer memory hierarchy with a single technology.
Looking for artificial intelligence that can share the basis for its decisions.
The ability to hack algorithms and make data structures optimal was a virtue of programmers a few decades ago. The current reality is much different, with the ability of programmers to work remotely, communicate, and share information emphasized as more valuable skills today.
The creators of malicious code could be unmasked by a machine learning de-anonymizer.
Evidence from Broward County of integrated CS curriculum having an impact on standardized tests
Seeding a Level Playing Field for ‘Dr. AI’
Algorithms must be trained on current health data to be useful.
In Memoriam: Burton J. Smith 1941–2018
Smith was well-known as a leader in high-performance computer architecture and programming languages for parallel computers.
Pressure Building for Rules of Engagement for Cyberwarfare
The call for an international legal framework governing cyberwarfare is gaining momentum.
A Brown University team develops a way to 'score' robots for being more (or less) like people.
Automation that helps doctors perform surgery also will help them learn to be better surgeons.
ACM is under significant pressure to move from a subscription-based to an open access publishing model. Such a transition is exceedingly challenging and would threaten ACM's financial viability, a risk that must be taken seriously.
Fostering Inclusion, Keeping the Net Neutral
ACM-W chair Jodi Tims offers ways everyone can promote inclusiveness, while Daniel A. Reed assesses the debate over Net neutrality.
Business Ecosystems: How Do They Matter for Innovation?
Considering the significant interrelationship of innovation, corporate strategy, and public policy for business ecosystems.
Smartphones, Contents of the Mind, and the Fifth Amendment
Exploring the connection qualities between smartphones and their users.
Continuous Delivery Sounds Great, but Will It Work Here?
It's not magic, it just requires continuous, daily improvement at all levels.
The DevOps methodology has come of age in the past several years, and organizations are adopting key DevOps practices to transform their software practices.
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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