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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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Georgia Institute of Technology has required every undergraduate on campus to take a course in computing. Here are the lessons learned from the practice, now...Mark Guzdial From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2009
Some Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHAs) security systems are already being solved by spammers, but CAPTCHA co...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2009
Although many sectors of the economy are struggling to survive, the information technology (IT) industry is still relatively strong. Employment experts say that...Network World From ACM TechNews | March 31, 2009
The Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, jointly run by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is becoming a widely...Government Computer News From ACM TechNews | March 25, 2009
Sixteen-year-old Sahil Khan calls himself a hacker, not a cracker, a distinction that puts him on the ethical side of computer security. A "cracker" is a cyber...IslamOnline.net From ACM News | March 24, 2009
Establishing the fundamentals of computational thinking is essential to improving computer science education.
George H. L. Fletcher, James J. Lu From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
Eugene H. Spafford From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
Even with a struggling economy and record unemployment, certain IT skills will be in high demand in the coming year. Programming and application development will...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 31, 2008
The overall outlook for IT employment in 2009 is mixed, but some analysts say the U.S. federal economic stimulus package could add IT positions. Compared to jobs...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 29, 2008
New statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor show that the IT profession may be stronger than the rest of the job market. Although 240,000 jobs were lost nationwide...Network World From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2008
IT security and cyberforensics are two areas with a critical need for more workers, writes Purdue University professor Eugene Spafford, chair of ACM's US Public...CSOonline.com From ACM TechNews | November 21, 2008
Salaries for information technology (IT) professionals have essentially stalled, reveals Computerworld's 22nd annual Salary Survey. The survey, based on responses...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2008
The college preparatory computer science education curriculum must be improved, beginning with the earliest phases of the process.Joanna Goode From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2008
Considering the responsibilities of those who build systems fundamental to significant social functions, institutions, and values.
Deborah G. Johnson From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2008
What should be done to reverse falling CS enrollment in the Canadian education system?Jacob Slonim, Sam Scully, Michael McAllister From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2008