Communications of the ACM
DEPARTMENT: Editorial pointers
DEPARTMENT: Forum
COLUMN: President's letter
DEPARTMENT: News track
COLUMN: Staying connected
COLUMN: Viewpoint
COLUMN: Practical programmer
SPECIAL ISSUE: ACM at 60: a look back in time
COLUMN: Technical opinion
DEPARTMENT: Hot links
COLUMN: Inside risks
Editorial Pointers
DEPARTMENT: Forum
Forum
COLUMN: President's letter
ACM's Past Helps Steer its Future
DEPARTMENT: News track
News Track
COLUMN: Staying connected
The Pearly Gates of Internet TV
Is this a marriage made in heaven?COLUMN: Viewpoint
The Rime of the Ancyent Programmer
How one programmer's career, set adrift on the raging seas of technological change, has been tossed by the winds of fate.COLUMN: Practical programmer
One Man's Quest For the State of Software Engineering's Practice
Analyzing researchers' findings of software practitioners' activities.SPECIAL ISSUE: ACM at 60: a look back in time
Introduction
Tracing the early days of ACM—its landmark accomplishments, its challenges, its goals—in celebration of its first 60 years.ACM Established to Develop Communication About Computing
Sixty years ago most computer scientists worked in a vacuum, unaware of the projects their peers around the U.S. were exploring. Sharing research was key to furthering the field, most agreed, but what vehicle could best serve …Edmund Berkeley and the Origins of ACM
A fascination with computing machinery, and a desire to explore this emerging field with mathematicians, engineers, computer manufacturers, and others, inspired E.C. Berkeley to help create a hub for these common interests to …Sources For ACM History: What, Where, Why
ACM has developed a rich and varied history over its first six decades. Preserving that history in an open and plentiful archive is key to helping future historians tell the ACM story.Not Only Digital: A Review of ACM's Early Involvement with Analog Computing Technology
When analog and digital were in flux, ACM provided a forum—as well as publications and conferences—to explore both sides.The ACM and IEEE-CS Guidelines For Undergraduate CS Education
ACM curriculum recommendations have been instrumental over the last 40 years in defining what is taught at educational institutions around the world.A History of ACM SIGGRAPH
From a small group of like-minded scientists drawn to the dynamics of computer-generated images to a driving force in computer graphics bringing together thousands from around the world, SIGGRAPH continues to chart the course …SIGCOMM's Archaeological Journey Into Networking's Past
Documenting the technical history of a SIG is indeed a priceless resource.A History of the History of Programming Languages
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."---Isaac Newton, in a letter to Robert Hooke, Feb. 15, 1676The Software Architect
Leadership is the defining characteristic in an unforgiving technology arena.Universal Accessibility as a Multimodal Design Issue
Creating adaptable solutions to address diverse users and situations.The Whitewater Process: Software Product Development in Small IT Businesses
Small software development companies need it to ensure they stay on course and are able to respond to the market's ebbs and flows.Accessing the Deep Web
Attempting to locate and quantify material on the Web that is hidden from typical search techniques.Modeling Multi-Agent Systems
Emerging from a paradigm different from objects, the modeling of agents requires its own conceptual frameworks, modeling languages, and methodologies.Does Personality Matter?: An Analysis of Code-Review Ability
Developing a better understanding of the mental processes leading to success or failure in code review.COLUMN: Technical opinion
The Right Place at the Right Time
Examining the use of network location in authentication and abuse prevention.DEPARTMENT: Hot links
Top 10 Downloads from ACM's Digital Library
COLUMN: Inside risks
