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FPGAs in Client Compute Hardware
Despite certain challenges, FPGAs provide security and performance benefits over ASICs.
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Surveillance Too Cheap to Meter
Stopping Big Brother would require an expensive overhaul of the entire system.
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The Software Industry Is Still the Problem
The time is (also) way overdue for IT professional liability.
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Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception
Software engineering teams can exploit attackers' human nature by building deception environments.
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It Takes a Community: The Open Source Challenge
A discussion with Reynold Xin, Wes McKinney, Alan Gates, and Chris McCubbin.
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Meaning and Context in Computer Programs
Sharing domain knowledge among programmers using the source code as the medium.
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A Conversation with Margo Seltzer and Mike Olson
The history of Berkeley DB.
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Designing UIs for Static-Analysis Tools
Evaluating tool design guidelines with SWAN.
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Declarative Machine Learning Systems
The future of machine learning will depend on it being in the hands of the rest of us.
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Static Analysis
The fundamental challenge of software engineering is one of complexity.
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Digging into Big Provenance (with SPADE)
A user interface for querying provenance.
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Software Development in Disruptive Times
Creating a software solution with fast decision capability, agile project management, and extreme low-code technology.
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A New Era for Mechanical CAD
Time to move forward from decades-old design.
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Quantum-Safe Trust for Vehicles: The Race Is Already On
A discussion of concerns on quantum vulnerability for the automobile industry.
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WebRTC: Real-Time Communication for the Open Web Platform
What was once a way to bring audio and video to the Web has expanded into more use cases than we could ever imagine.
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Application Frameworks
While powerful, frameworks are not for everyone.
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Always-on Time-Series Database: Keeping Up Where There's No Way to Catch Up
A discussion with Theo Schlossnagle, Justin Sheehy, and Chris McCubbin.
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