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Bitcoin's Academic Pedigree
The concept of cryptocurrencies is built from forgotten ideas in research literature.
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XML and JSON Are Like Cardboard
Cardboard surrounds and protects stuff as it crosses boundaries.
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Research For Practice: Vigorous Public Debates in Academic Computer Science
Expert-curated guides to the best of CS research.
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Hootsuite: In Pursuit of Reactive Systems
A discussion with Edward Steel, Yanik Berube, Jonas Bonér, Ken Britton, and Terry Coatta
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Breadth and Depth
We all wear many hats, but make sure you have one that fits well.
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Is There a Single Method For the Internet of Things?
Essence can keep software development for the IoT from becoming unwieldy.
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Metaphors We Compute By
Code is a story that explains how to solve a particular problem.
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Research For Practice: Technology For Underserved Communities; Personal Fabrication
Expert-curated guides to the best of CS research.
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Four Ways to Make CS and IT More Immersive
Why the Bell curve hasn't transformed into a hockey stick.
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The Calculus of Service Availability
You're only as available as the sum of your dependencies.
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Data Sketching
The approximate approach is often faster and more efficient.
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10 Ways to Be a Better Interviewer
Plan ahead to make the interview a successful one.
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Now That We Can Write Simultaneously, How Do We Use That to Our Advantage?
Word processors now make it possible for many authors to work on the same document concurrently. But what can they actually do?
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Small-Data Computing: Correct Calculator Arithmetic
Rounding errors are usually avoidable, and sometimes we can afford to avoid them.
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Research For Practice: Tracing and Debugging Distributed Systems; Programming By Examples
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Side Effects, Front and Center
One system's side effect is another's meat and potatoes.
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The Debugging Mind-Set
Understanding the psychology of learning strategies leads to effective problem-solving skills.
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