Communications of the ACM
Refine your search:
From BLOG@CACM
Benefits of a Master's Degree in Computer Science
If you have the means, consider pursuing a master's degree in computer science.
From BLOG@CACM
Empirical Answers to Important Software Engineering Questions (Part 2 of 2)
Time to start from what matters to practitioners
From BLOG@CACM
How Can We Foster Inclusiveness?
What can an individual do on a day-to-day basis to ensure that her/his environment fosters inclusiveness?
From BLOG@CACM
Empirical Answers to Important Software Engineering Questions (Part 1 of 2)
Beyond the lamppost
From BLOG@CACM
The End of Software Engineering and the Last Methodologist
Let's all do deep learning now.
From BLOG@CACM
Learning Computer Science Is Different Than Learning Other STEM Disciplines
Learning computer science has unique challenges that make it harder than learning other STEM disciplines.
From BLOG@CACM
The Shifting World of Net Neutrality
The network neutrality debate is largely a power and economic struggle between Internet service providers and those who deliver content and services. It is complicated...
From BLOG@CACM
The Real Costs of a Computer Science Teacher Are Opportunity Costs, and Those Are Enormous
It is hard to convince people to become CS teachers (K–12 or University) when the opportunities elsewhere are so lucrative.
From BLOG@CACM
Human Acts and Computer Apps
Our behaviors often seem to mimic the procedures that we induce in computers. What questions does that raise?
From BLOG@CACM
The Birthplace of Artificial Intelligence?
Was the 1951 Paris conference "Les machines à calculer et la pensée humaine" the birthplace of Artificial Intelligence?
From BLOG@CACM
The Binary System Was Created Long Before Leibniz
There are reports of much older number systems using only two symbols that have been developed mainly in Asia.
From BLOG@CACM
Student Liaison Program Debuts at SIGIR 2017
The SIGIR Student Liaison Program supports an environment in which all students thrive.
From BLOG@CACM
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?
From BLOG@CACM
The Rise of Strategic Cyberwar?
Cyberwar is not simply a lineal descendant of strategic air power; rather, it is the next face of battle.
From BLOG@CACM
Finding the World's Smallest Mechanical Parallel Calculator
Discovery of a 12-fold Curta in Britain.
From BLOG@CACM
It's Not the 'Why' Chromosome, It's the 'How'
Women do like the raw technical aspects of computer science.
From BLOG@CACM