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Using Independent Technical Reviews to Ensure Project Success
By using independent technical reviews, management can have a third party audit software and ensure the dev team stays on track…
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Time To End The vi/Emacs Debate
If you still use Emacs, I feel for you. Perhaps it is time to give vi a try.
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A Computing Education Research Perspective on Programmable Programming Languages
Computing education researcher take on the implications of programmable programming languages
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Did We Just Replace the 'Knowledge Bottleneck' With a 'Data Bottleneck'?
In practice, it seems that avoiding the knowledge acquisition bottleneck has not resulted in any net gain.
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Why Code Comments Still Matter
Some believe that commenting code is bad, but comments still matter in our programs.
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Massive Retaliation 2.0
Reacting to the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, which now tries to extend nuclear deterrence to cyberspace.
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Deciding When the Design is Wrong in Programming Languages and Education
When do we decide that errors are due to bad design in programming languges and education?
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Let's Not Forget the 'Science' in 'Computer Science'
There is a growing trend to treat very difficult problems in computer science as purely engineering problems where solutions are approximated using data-driven...
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Tech Ethics at Work
Ethics for Tech must address how professional issues play out in the workplace, in real life.
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Benefits of a Master's Degree in Computer Science
If you have the means, consider pursuing a master's degree in computer science.
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Empirical Answers to Important Software Engineering Questions (Part 2 of 2)
Time to start from what matters to practitioners
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How Can We Foster Inclusiveness?
What can an individual do on a day-to-day basis to ensure that her/his environment fosters inclusiveness?
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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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Learning Computer Science Is Different Than Learning Other STEM Disciplines
Learning computer science has unique challenges that make it harder than learning other STEM disciplines.
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The Shifting World of Net Neutrality
The network neutrality debate is largely a power and economic struggle between Internet service providers and those who deliver content and services. It is complicated...
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The Real Costs of a Computer Science Teacher Are Opportunity Costs, and Those Are Enormous
It is hard to convince people to become CS teachers (K–12 or University) when the opportunities elsewhere are so lucrative.
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