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Automatic Language Translation Still Unsatisfactory
Google Translate and DeepL Translate still have trouble recognizing the second person singular and plural and the polite form…
From BLOG@CACM
When Will We Learn?
Massive software failure once again, with no lesson from past occurrences and no lesson for future systems.
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Empirical Answers to Important Software Engineering Questions (Part 1 of 2)
Beyond the lamppost
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The End of Software Engineering and the Last Methodologist
Let's all do deep learning now.
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The Mythical Brooks Law
Yes, you can make a project less late by adding manpower. If you are a good manager.
From BLOG@CACM
Null-Pointer Crashes, No More
Void safety is a guarantee that no code will ever catch a reference with its pants down.
From BLOG@CACM
A Jolt or Two (Part 1)
You cannot learn something if you think you already know it, and don't.
From BLOG@CACM
The Robots Are Taking Over! (Perhaps Not Quite Yet)
Programs fix themselves! Today! It's scary!
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Agile Methods: A Follow-Up ACM Webinar
A follow-up session to the ACM webinar Agile Methods: The Good, the Hype and the Ugly will take place on March 27.
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Feature-Based Development: The Lasagne and the Linguini
Agile authors tell us that we can build systems one feature at a time. Can we?
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What Is Your Research Culture? Part 3: The Web of Science
Experienced institutions know that the Web of Science is inapplicable to the evaluation of computer science research and researchers. It is time that others learned...
From BLOG@CACM
Computing: Art, Magic, Science
A new EdX MOOC emphasizes abstractions, Design by Contract and software quality.
From BLOG@CACM
Typing Without Typing
Type inference made practical for an object-oriented/functional programming language.
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The Good, the Hype and the Ugly
One of the most dazzling changes to the software development world in the past decade has been the spread of agile methods.
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Run-Time Assertions: What Are You Waiting For?
Would Design by Contract have avoided Heartbleed?
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Those Who Say Code Does Not Matter
Often, you will be told programming languages do not matter much. It is a pretty general rule that people arguing language does not matter are simply trying...
From BLOG@CACM