Communications of the ACM
Practice Archive
The Practice archive provides access to all Practice articles published in past issues of Communications of the ACM.
May 2011
From Communications of the ACM
The One-Second War
Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.
From Communications of the ACM
Mobile Application Development: Web vs. Native
Web apps are cheaper to develop and deploy than native apps, but can they match the native user experience?
From Communications of the ACM
Weapons of Mass Assignment
A Ruby on Rails app highlights some serious, yet easily avoided, security vulnerabilities.