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Finding the World's Smallest Mechanical Parallel Calculator
Discovery of a 12-fold Curta in Britain.
From BLOG@CACM
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
Danke Sehr!
I was not sure what to talk about. And then from Wolfsburg (Germany), miracle struck!
From BLOG@CACM
The Robots are Taking Over! (Perhaps Not Quite Yet.)
Programs fix themselves! Today! It's scary!
From BLOG@CACM
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
What is Your Research Culture? Part 2: Background
Why the research culture questionnaire is not just for fun.
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What Is Your Research Culture? Part 1: The Questionnaire
What kind of computer science culture reigns in your country and organization: retro, or modern? Take the questionnaire and find out.
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.
From BLOG@CACM
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.
From BLOG@CACM
Run-Time Assertions: What Are You Waiting For?
Would Design by Contract have avoided Heartbleed?
From BLOG@CACM
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
Towards Empirical Answers to the Core Problems of Software Engineering
Can empirical research give us an answer to the big problems?
From BLOG@CACM
Computer Science: Catch Them Early
Informatics education for primary and secondary schools12