Software engineering continues to be dogged by claims it is not engineering. Adopting a computer-systems view that embraces hardware, software, and user environment...Peter J. Denning, Richard D. Riehle From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2009
A discussion of divergent paths to unrestricted access of content and applications via the Internet.
Barbara van Schewick, David Farber From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
Recounting problems still associated with election integrity, transparency, and accountability.
Peter G. Neumann From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
Governments concerned with national-security threats use the Internet to gather intelligence from communications traffic that transits local facilities. This surveillance...Kristina Irion From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 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
Will the software development laboratories follow the production mills?Ashish Arora, Matej Drev, Chris Forman From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
One of the first things you'll notice about the new Communications Web site (cacm.acm.org) is that it has different...David Roman From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2009
E-voting can be as secure and confidential as paper-based voting, as discussed in "The U.S. Should Ban Paperless...CACM Staff 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
How Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) electronic-commerce platforms in China compete and how buyers are stimulated to be both aware and trustful of sellers through buyer...Carol Xiaojuan Ou, Robert M. Davison From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Assessing the pluses and minuses of the helmsmanship of Microsoft Corporation since its inception.Michael Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
The next generation of software engineering will involve designing systems without using paper-based formats, instead using software to develop software.Phillip G. Armour From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Architecture astronauts habitually speak at extremely high levels of abstraction to avoid engaging in tangible discussions that might lead to disclosing that they...Alex E. Bell From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Exploring the expectations and implications for version 2.0 of the Net's new gated communities.Jonathan Zittrain From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Though I appreciated Martin Campbell-Kelly's "Viewpoint" "Will the Future of Software Be Open Source?" (Oct. 2008), we must still rectify a small piece of history...CACM Staff From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
A rabbinical story tells about an angry reader who stormed into a newspaper office waving the day's paper, asking to see the editor of the obituary column.Moshe Y. Vardi From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2009
Exploring the evolving dynamics and interconnectedness of India's educational system and its IT work force.
Alok Aggarwal From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008
When it comes to virtualization platforms, experts say focus first on the services to be delivered.
Mache Creeger From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2008