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Abstraction in Hardware System Design
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Abstraction in Hardware System Design

Applying lessons from software languages to hardware languages using Bluespec SystemVerilog.

The World According to LINQ
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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.

Verification of Safety-Critical Software
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Verification of Safety-Critical Software

Avionics software safety certification is achieved through objective-based standards.

ACM CTO Roundtable on Mobile Devices in the Enterprise
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ACM CTO Roundtable on Mobile Devices in the Enterprise

Finding solutions as growth and fragmentation complicate mobile device support.

The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake
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The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake

Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?

Arrogance in Business Planning
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Arrogance in Business Planning

Technology business plans that assume no competition — ever.

The Robustness Principle Reconsidered
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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...

Computing Without Processors
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Computing Without Processors

Heterogeneous systems allow us to target our programming to the appropriate environment.

The Pain of Implementing LINQ Providers
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The Pain of Implementing LINQ Providers

It's no easy task for NoSQL.

Passing a Language Through the Eye of a Needle
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Passing a Language Through the Eye of a Needle

How the embeddability of Lua impacted its design.

DSL For the Uninitiated
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DSL For the Uninitiated

Domain-specific languages bridge the semantic gap in programming.

Microsoft's Protocol Documentation Program
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Microsoft's Protocol Documentation Program: Interoperability Testing at Scale

A discussion with Nico Kicillof, Wolfgang Grieskamp, and Bob Binder.

If You Have Too Much Data, Then 'Good Enough' Is Good Enough
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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.

Does Deterrence Work in Reducing Information Security Policy Abuse By Employees?
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Does Deterrence Work in Reducing Information Security Policy Abuse By Employees?

Methods for evaluating and effectively managing the security behavior of employees.

The One-Second War
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The One-Second War

Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.

Mobile Application Development
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Mobile Application Development: Web vs. Native

Web apps are cheaper to develop and deploy than native apps, but can they match the native user experience?

Weapons of Mass Assignment
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Weapons of Mass Assignment

A Ruby on Rails app highlights some serious, yet easily avoided, security vulnerabilities.

A Co-Relational Model of Data For Large Shared Data Banks
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A Co-Relational Model of Data For Large Shared Data Banks

Contrary to popular belief, SQL and noSQL are really just two sides of the same coin.

Successful Strategies For IPv6 Rollouts. Really.
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Successful Strategies For IPv6 Rollouts. Really.

Knowing where to begin is half the battle.

Returning Control to the Programmer: SIMD Intrinsics For Virtual Machines
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Returning Control to the Programmer: SIMD Intrinsics For Virtual Machines

Exposing SIMD units within interpreted languages could simplify programs and unleash floods of untapped processor power.
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