A Summer Away From the Keyboard
Three computer science students explain the pros and cons of spending their summer away from coding.
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E-Commerce Supports Data-Driven Economic Development
The integration of "pure play" e-commerce and brick-and-mortar goods and services is accelerating.
Student Liaison Program Debuts at SIGIR 2017
The SIGIR Student Liaison Program supports an environment in which all students thrive.
Technical Perspective: Shedding New Light on an Old Language Debate
"A Large-Scale Study of Programming Languages and Code Quality in GitHub," by Baishakhi Ray, et al., studies whether programming language choice and code quality are related.
I recently had the opportunity to join several thousand teachers in Southern California for an annual confab on teaching. I came away with a very different view of elementary and secondary education than I had going in.
The notion of what constitutes a profession has been studied extensively through exploration of its attributes. Common among these are a deep technical expertise, an essential, valued, societal contribution, and the need to adhere to high ethical and technical standards.
Amazon and Whole Foods: Follow the Strategy (and the Money)
Checking out the recent Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods.
Four Ways to Make CS and IT More Immersive
Why the Bell curve hasn't transformed into a hockey stick.
Research For Practice: Technology For Underserved Communities; Personal Fabrication
Expert-curated guides to the best of CS research.
Developers know refactoring improves their software, but many find themselves unable to do so when they want to.
Millennials’ Attitudes Toward It Consumerization in the Workplace
Millennials entering the workforce ignore the risks of using privately owned devices on the job.
Internet Advertising: Technology, Ethics, and a Serious Difference of Opinion
Exploring the technical and ethical issues surrounding Internet advertising and ad blocking.
Bioprinting has generated bones, cartilage, and some muscles; hearts and livers are still years away.
Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development
How do small screens impact young minds?
A Large-Scale Study of Programming Languages and Code Quality in Github
What is the effect of programming languages on software quality? In this study, we gather a very large data set from GitHub in an attempt to shed some empirical light on this question.
Manipulating Word Representations, and Preparing Students For Coding Jobs?
Robin K. Hill mulls an aspect of natural language processing research, while Mark Guzdial ponders why coding is taught in public schools.
What Can Agile Methods Bring to High-Integrity Software Development?
Considering the issues and opportunities raised by Agile practices in the development of high-integrity software.
How Much CS Ed Will $1.3B Buy You? Not Enough to Reach Every U.S. School, Nor Every Child
The White House promises $200M/year for CS Ed, and the Tech industry promises $300M over 5 years. What can we get for that?
Off-the-shelf computer components were hardened to the extremes of space with layers of "detection, correction, and protection."
The Rise of Strategic Cyberwar?
Cyberwar is not simply a lineal descendant of strategic air power; rather, it is the next face of battle.
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Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
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