Computational thinking can sound like "CS-minus." Is there a "CS-plus" that makes CS more attractive and approachable by all?
Jeremy Roschelle From BLOG@CACM | April 13, 2020 at 07:21 PM
Writing clean code is a great start, but for programmers who really want to master their craft, you have to go further. You need to write clear code that other...Yegor Bugayenko From BLOG@CACM | March 12, 2020 at 10:29 PM
Our weakest students should not be the ones bearing the greatest costs of moving classes online.Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | March 10, 2020 at 10:37 AM
We are celebrating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death with a major exhibition of the Renaissance painter's works.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | November 4, 2019 at 09:42 AM
How many students learn general-purpose programming today, compared to using other computing environments or learning other STEM subjects?
Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | November 3, 2019 at 04:18 PM
In the 18th century, there were several famous makers of automatons in Europe; who created the Chinese musical clock automaton figure?
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | August 1, 2019 at 09:39 AM
Does the trolley problem offer any useful insights for autonomous vehicles, in terms of design of or public policy around these systems? Here are several reasons...Jason Hong From BLOG@CACM | May 2, 2019 at 02:20 PM
If wearable computing products are really needed, what are the biggest practical and research challenges to mainstream adoption?
Saurabh Bagchi From BLOG@CACM | April 2, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Why is privacy so hard? Why is it, after so much negative press about it, are we still being constantly tracked on the web and on our smartphones? Why is it, after...Jason Hong From BLOG@CACM | March 13, 2019 at 02:52 PM
Science fiction like Frankenstein nudges readers to confer humanity but nudges them away from moral fortitude.
Robin K. Hill From BLOG@CACM | November 21, 2018 at 03:03 PM
Rethinking the timeline of Computational Thinking to recognize several computer scientists in addition to Jeannette Wing.
Shuchi Grover From BLOG@CACM | November 5, 2018 at 01:17 PM