Communications of the ACM
December 2020
Why Great Programmers Pull Back the Curtain While Programming
11.24.2020Want to be a great programmer? If so, you have to pull back the curtain and learn how software really …
Time to Assess National AI Policies
11.24.2020The Center for AI and Digital Policy has undertaken the first comparative review of national artificial intelligence policies.
Is Computer Science More or Less Suitable for Distance Learning?
11.24.2020How undergraduate computer science students perceive the discipline based on their distance learning experience during the 2020 Spring semester – …
The Few, the Tired, the Open Source Coders
11.25.2020The open source movement runs on the heroic efforts of …
Need a Hypothesis? This A.I. Has One
11.24.2020Slowly, machine-learning systems are beginning to generate ideas, not just …
Gladys West: the Hidden Figure Who Helped Invent GPS
11.24.2020Growing up on a farm in Virginia during segregation, West …
Technologies for the Visually Impaired
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
Softening Up Robots
Giving robots soft, artificial skin would enable them to work more closely with people.
