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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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There are bold programmers but no old programmers. That fear-tinged saying echoes even more today among software developers, who fear the recession provides a handy...InfoWorld From ACM Careers | February 18, 2010
A recent University of California, Los Angeles survey found that more students are interested in majoring in science and technology fields, but those students are...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | February 17, 2010
Hanuman, a divine being in Hindu mythology, is well on his way to becoming a video game hero. It's all part of a project called PlayPower, co-founded by Carnegie...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette From ACM News | February 10, 2010
Three Chinese teams and four Russian teams dominated the top ten rankings of the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). Shanghai Jiaotong...Ascribe Newswire From ACM TechNews | February 8, 2010
Seven computer science researchers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) are among 69 scientists...CACM Staff From ACM News | February 5, 2010
While some of the latest government wage data appears to show that Silicon Valley's high-tech workers are making more now than they did in 2000, a closer look at...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 3, 2010
With prospects for new openings or promotions still limited at many organizations, a growing number of workers are struggling to take their careers to the next...The Wall Street Journal From ACM CareerNews | January 19, 2010
While the U.S. IT labor market is showing signs of stabilization and modest growth, it has not yet approached the rate of growth reported by India. Three of India's...Computerworld From ACM CareerNews | January 21, 2010
Britain's Women in Technology has teamed up with the National IT Learning Center to introduce the Rise of the Cyberella Competition, which will provide funding...V3.co.uk From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2010
Why is the National Science Foundation helping Morehouse College pay students to test videogames? The school's Glitch Game Testers program is one of many NSF efforts...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | February 2, 2010
A recent Lemelson-MIT Invention Index survey found that teens are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with 77 percent interested...Lemelson-MIT Program From ACM TechNews | February 1, 2010
University of Chicago researchers have found that female elementary school teachers can pass on their anxiety and stereotypes about math to female students. niversity of Chicago From ACM TechNews | January 29, 2010
With public support from the Obama Administration, the Office of Management and Budget has a new mandate to reduce the amount of government procurement work that...Federal Computer Week From ACM CareerNews | January 8, 2010
Volatility in market values for information technology (IT) skills is stabilizing, despite remaining high over the past few months, Foote Partners reports. Volatility...eWeek From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2010
Colleges have developed programs to support women in science and engineering through the use of federal grants such as those offered under the U.S. National Science...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | January 27, 2010
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Guest blogger Valerie Barr writes about highlights of the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, including keynote speeches by Megan Smith...Valerie Barr From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2010
Some careers proceed evenly down a neat path. Those aren't necessarily, however, the kind of journeys that lead to dream jobs. The ten technologists in this year's...IEEE Spectrum Magazine From ACM Careers | January 25, 2010
Is there a recipe a scientist might follow to spur creativity and cook up new discoveries? Cyber security expert Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM News | January 21, 2010
Sure, we’re all plugged in and online 24/7. But fewer American kids are growing up to be bona fide computer geeks. And that poses a serious security risk for the...Wired From ACM News | January 15, 2010