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 2012
From Communications of the ACM
Managing Technical Debt
Shortcuts that save money and time today can cost you down the road.
From Communications of the ACM
Your Mouse Is a Database
Web and mobile applications are increasingly composed of asynchronous and real-time streaming services and push notifications.
From Communications of the ACM
Idempotence Is Not a Medical Condition
Messages may be retried. Idempotence means that's OK.