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Stopping Big Brother would require an expensive overhaul of the entire system.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | July 2022
From Communications of the ACM
Why we need an IT accident investigation board.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | November 2021
From Communications of the ACM
Retaining electronic privacy requires more political engagement.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | April 2016
From Communications of the ACM
"Not invented here" syndrome is not unique to the IT world.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | February 2014
From Communications of the ACM
Until our programming languages catch up, code will be full of horrors.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | July 2012
From Communications of the ACM
Make a guess, double the number, and then move to the next larger unit of time.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | March 2012
From Communications of the ACM
The time has come for software liability laws.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | November 2011
From Communications of the ACM
Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | September 2011
From Communications of the ACM
Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | May 2011
From Communications of the ACM
To move forward with programming languages we must first break free from the tyranny of ASCII.
Poul-Henning Kamp From Communications of the ACM | November 2010