Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Scale Failure
Using a tool for the wrong job is OK until the day when it isn't.
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Wanton Acts of Debuggery
Keep your debug messages clear, useful, and not annoying.
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Debugging on Live Systems
It is more of a social than a technical problem.
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File-System Litter
Cleaning up your storage space quickly and efficiently.
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Coder's Block
Programming is a creative endeavor, and therefore there is such a thing as coder's block. What does it take to clear the blockage?
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Version Aversion
The way you number your releases communicates more than you might think.
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Presenting Your Project
The what, the how, and the why of giving an effective presentation.
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Plotting Away
Dear KV, I've been working with some code that generates massive data sets, and . . . I'm finding that more and more often I...
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Kode Vicious: Permanence and Change
Highlighting the importance of doing one's best in view of code longevity and the impermanence of the changineer.12