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Alan Turing Remembered
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Alan Turing Remembered

A unique firsthand account of formative experiences with Alan Turing.

Why We Need an ACM Special Interest Group For Broadening Participation
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Why We Need an ACM Special Interest Group For Broadening Participation

A proposal for an international group focused on broadening participation.

Moods
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Moods

Recognizing and working with moods — your own, your team's, and your customers' — is essential to professional success.

Can More Code Mean Fewer Bugs?
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Can More Code Mean Fewer Bugs?

The bytes you save today may bite you tomorrow.

Saving Private Gromit
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Saving Private Gromit

Reflections on the legalities and economics of preserving animations and games in Europe.

IT Innovation For the Bottom of the Pyramid
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IT Innovation For the Bottom of the Pyramid

New ways to develop technologies for the emerging growth markets.

Keeping Technology Promises
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Keeping Technology Promises

Considering new models for educational technology and methods.

Societal Implications of the Emerging Smart Grid
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Societal Implications of the Emerging Smart Grid

Seeking solutions to concerns that go beyond the engineering of the smart grid.

Learning to Teach Computer Science
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Learning to Teach Computer Science: The Need For a Methods Course

A multipronged approach to preparing computer science teachers is critical to success.

Decentralization Versus Centralization in IT Governance
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Decentralization Versus Centralization in IT Governance

It's not as simple as you might think.

Oracle v. Google
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Oracle v. Google: Are APIs Copyrightable?

Assessing the first phase of the trial based on claims that Google's Android platform infringes Oracle's Java-related copyrights and patents.

The Research Value of Publishing Attacks
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The Research Value of Publishing Attacks

Security research can be improved by more effectively sharing what is learned from attacks on information systems.

What Makes Google's Maps So Good
From ACM Opinion

What Makes Google's Maps So Good

Wow. Nothing makes you appreciate something like losing it.

The Tyranny of the Clock
From Communications of the ACM

The Tyranny of the Clock

Promoting a clock-free paradigm that fits everything learned about programming since Turing.

Computing as If Infrastructure Mattered
From Communications of the ACM

Computing as If Infrastructure Mattered

Understanding the technical and social fundamentals of the computing infrastructure is essential in the continuously evolving technological realm.

A Nice Piece of Code
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A Nice Piece of Code

Colorful metaphors and properly reusing functions.

The Foresight Saga, Redux
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The Foresight Saga, Redux

Short-term thinking is the enemy of the long-term future.

The Goldilocks Estimate
From Communications of the ACM

The Goldilocks Estimate

Balancing two extremes in project estimation.

Reflecting on the Facebook IPO
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Reflecting on the Facebook IPO

Exploring some factors that reflect a company's worth.

Seven Lessons From Bad History
From Communications of the ACM

Seven Lessons From Bad History

Journalists, historians, and the invention of email.
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