Astronomers are collecting more data than ever. What practices can keep them ahead of the flood?G. Bruce Berriman, Steven L. Groom From Communications of the ACM | December 2011
Computer science is both a science and an art. Yet, when it comes time for implementation, there is a combination of artistic flare, nuanced style, and technical...Robert Green, Henry Ledgard From Communications of the ACM | December 2011
How the embeddability of Lua impacted its design.Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique De Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes From Communications of the ACM | July 2011
In today's humongous database systems, clarity may be relaxed, but business needs can still be met.
Pat Helland From Communications of the ACM | June 2011
Methods for evaluating and effectively managing the security behavior of employees.Qing Hu, Zhengchuan Xu, Tamara Dinev, Hong Ling From Communications of the ACM | June 2011
Contrary to popular belief, SQL and noSQL are really just two sides of the same coin.Erik Meijer, Gavin Bierman From Communications of the ACM | April 2011
Despite the global and borderless nature of the Internet's underlying protocols and driving philosophy, there are significant ways in which it remains substantively...Ross Stapleton-Gray, William Woodcock From Communications of the ACM | March 2011
What can software vendors do to make the lives of system administrators a little easier?Thomas A. Limoncelli From Communications of the ACM | February 2011
Ideally, all software should be easy to use and accessible for a wide range of people. However, software often falls short of these basic goals. We therefore need...Julian Harty From Communications of the ACM | February 2011