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I/O Virtualization
Decoupling a logical device from its physical implementation offers many compelling advantages.
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Postmortem Debugging in Dynamic Environments
Many modern dynamic languages lack tools for understanding complex failures.
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Coding Guidelines: Finding the Art in the Science
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...
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The Software Industry is the Problem
The time has come for software liability laws.
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Java Security Architecture Revisited
Difficult technical problems and tough business challenges.
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OCaml For the Masses
Why the next language you learn should be functional.
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Abstraction in Hardware System Design
Applying lessons from software languages to hardware languages using Bluespec SystemVerilog.
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The World According to LINQ
Big data is about more than size, and LINQ is more than up to the task.
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Verification of Safety-Critical Software
Avionics software safety certification is achieved through objective-based standards.
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ACM CTO Roundtable on Mobile Devices in the Enterprise
Finding solutions as growth and fragmentation complicate mobile device support.
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The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake
Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?
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Arrogance in Business Planning
Technology business plans that assume no competition — ever.
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The Robustness Principle Reconsidered
In 1981, Jon Postel formulated the Robustness Principle. Although described for implementations of TCP, it was quickly accepted as a...
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Computing Without Processors
Heterogeneous systems allow us to target our programming to the appropriate environment.
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Passing a Language Through the Eye of a Needle
How the embeddability of Lua impacted its design.
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DSL For the Uninitiated
Domain-specific languages bridge the semantic gap in programming.
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Microsoft's Protocol Documentation Program: Interoperability Testing at Scale
A discussion with Nico Kicillof, Wolfgang Grieskamp, and Bob Binder.
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If You Have Too Much Data, Then 'Good Enough' Is Good Enough
In today's humongous database systems, clarity may be relaxed, but business needs can still be met.
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