When reading papers, we make simplifications and have assumptions about author roles and relative contributions.
Carlos Baquero, Rosa Cabecinhas From BLOG@CACM | April 1, 2022 at 09:23 AM
Scripting languages promise easy automation but prove difficult to learn. Let's stop focusing on simplified syntax and instead focus on understandability and learnability...Jeremy Roschelle From BLOG@CACM | March 23, 2022 at 12:22 PM
There comes a time not only of crisis, but also of great opportunities. And here, it is important to take advantage of these new opportunities.
Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | March 10, 2022 at 01:38 PM
In our rarefied world of university teaching and learning, which jobs can be replaced by algorithms?
Saurabh Bagchi From BLOG@CACM | March 9, 2022 at 04:34 PM
Although far ahead of his time, in the German- and English-speaking countries, Torres Quevedo has been largely forgotten.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | March 7, 2022 at 10:56 AM
In software engineering, many technical decisions are context-dependent, and there are often complex edge cases to consider.
Doug Meil From BLOG@CACM | March 4, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Simply stating the problem is not enough; it is necessary to look for a quick way out of the situation, relying on available resources.
Andrei Sukhov and Aleksandr Romanov From BLOG@CACM | March 4, 2022 at 09:20 AM
In data science, good storytelling means that data-driven solutions are communicated clearly, concisely, and directly to each relevant target audience group.
Tzipora Rakedzon and Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | February 28, 2022 at 09:33 AM
The purpose of this blog post is to present an anonymization method that can be applied to the digital attributes of personal data.
Alina Alemaskina and Andrei Sukhov From BLOG@CACM | February 16, 2022 at 12:29 PM
Research produces generalized knowledge; Development produces generalized functionality. Not all efforts that use research skills or that use development skills...Jeremy Roschelle From BLOG@CACM | February 3, 2022 at 03:06 PM
We organized a semester virtual institute in the academic metaverse with researchers from around the world.
Jose Correa, Jason Hartline, and Nicole Immorlica From BLOG@CACM | February 2, 2022 at 11:39 AM
Our experience with reflection pre-learning in a MOOC on computational thinking that we developed and currently teach.
Noa Ragonis and Orit Hazzan From BLOG@CACM | January 24, 2022 at 12:53 PM