George V. Neville-Neil – Page 8 – Communications of the ACM

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Opinion Jun 1 2013

Swamped By Automation

Whenever someone asks you to trust them, don't.

Computing Applications

Swamped by Automation, illustration

Opinion Apr 1 2013

Developing Tools and Resources For Those in Practice

To many younger software practitioners, ACM remains incorrectly stereotyped as an organization for researchers or professors but not targeted to individuals who design, implement, deliver, and deploy software for a living. The ACM Practitioner Board aims to change that.

Computing Applications

Stephen Bourne, George Neville-Neil

Opinion Apr 1 2013

One programmer's extension is another programmer's abuse.

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Caution tape

Opinion Feb 1 2013

Divided By Division

Is there a "best used by" date for software?

Computing Applications

software package

Opinion Dec 1 2012

Can More Code Mean Fewer Bugs?

The bytes you save today may bite you tomorrow.

Computing Applications

Can More Code Mean Fewer Bugs?, illustration

Opinion Oct 1 2012

A Nice Piece of Code

Colorful metaphors and properly reusing functions.

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Opinion Aug 1 2012

A System Is Not a Product

Stopping to smell the code before wasting time reentering configuration data.

Computing Applications

George V. Neville-Neil

Opinion Jun 1 2012

Using a tool for the wrong job is OK until the day when it isn't.

Computing Applications

screwdriver head used as hammer

Opinion Apr 1 2012

The Network Protocol Battle

A tale of hubris and zealotry.

Architecture and Hardware

yin and yang symbol composed of computer mice

Opinion Feb 1 2012

Wanton Acts of Debuggery

Keep your debug messages clear, useful, and not annoying.

Computing Applications

Wanton Acts of Debuggery, illustration

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