- Home
-
News
Advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, other ACM resources, and from around the Web.
- Blogs
- Opinion
-
Browse by Subject
Recent articles from Communications organized into categories that encompass the broad scope of computing.
-
Magazine Archive
-
Careers
Jump-start your career with information on trends, opportunities and jobs – in both industry and academia.
- ACM Resources
-
Subscribe
Receive the benefits of ACM membership with a subscription to its flagship publication, Communications of the ACM.
You Don't Know Jack About Software Maintenance
Long considered an afterthought, software maintenance is easiest and most effective when built into a system from the ground up.
Extreme Agility at Facebook
Robert Johnson, director of engineering at Facebook was the last keynote at OOPSLA 2009. Robert’s talk: “Moving Fast at Scale - Lessons Learned at Facebook”, aimed to shed some lights on Facebook’s scaling issues and …
Top 5 Articles
Featured Jobs
- Research positions - AT&T Interactive Applied Research
San Francisco, California, United States
- Department Head, Computer Science - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, United States
- Additional Job Listings
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science - Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Senior Software Solutions Engineer (Job#: 09000E9A) - Dell
Austin, Texas, United States
- Assistant Professor, Computer Science - Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York, United States
- Sr. Staff Test Engineer, Software Tools (Req#: 09-11932) - Broadcom
San Diego, California, United States
Business Week Predicts Computer Industry "On the Skids"
With IBM projected to lose $5 billion in 1992, Business Week describes the computer business as "an industry on the skids." The magazine cited layoffs at most established computer companies, such as IBM, as well as newer firms…
Four Billion Little Brothers?: Privacy, Mobile Phones, and Ubiquitous Data Collection
Participatory sensing technologies could improve our lives and our communities, but at what cost to our privacy?
Usable Security: How to Get It
Why does your computer bother you so much about security, but still isn't secure? It's because users don't have a model for security, or a simple way to keep important things safe.
Current Issue | November 2009
Latest News
Alerts & Feeds
Get Communications' latest content on selectable topics in your favorite format.
ACM Resources
Conferences:
- HotMobile 2010: The Eleventh International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications - February 22, 2010 – February 23, 2010; Annapolis, MD, USA
Books:
- Understanding Linux Network Internals - Christian Benvenuti
Courses:
- Voice Over IP (Revised) - In this course you will examine the merger of voice and data communications into a single multi-protocol infrastructure referred to as telephony, voice over IP …
About Communications |
Join ACM 
|
Renew |
Subscribe |
Sign In |
For Authors |
For Advertisers |
Privacy |
Site Map |
Help |
Contact Us
Copyright © 2009 by the ACM. All rights reserved.