How Does One Calculate With A Circular Slide Rule?
The circular slide rule was widely used until the 1970s.
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10 Tips for Implementing Executable Exams
The focus is on executable exams for an Introduction to Computer Science course.
There is an emerging effort to tap artificial intelligence to write code based on short text descriptions of what the code should do.
Engineering Additional Creativity
Can artificial intelligence augment human creativity in writing?
Application of DECT technology in the concept of the Internet of Things.
Program Verification: Vision and Reality
In 1969, Tony Hoare wrote in "An Axiomatic Basis for Computer Programming" about mathematical certainty, great reliance, and confidence. In retrospect, the hope for "mathematical certainty" was idealized, and not fully realistic, I believe.
Obtain a Ph.D. and a Career in Data
Innovative new approaches to learning are enabling people to gain skills that are vital in today's workplace.
Formal Software Verification Measures Up
Verified coding techniques use mathematical proofs to ensure code is error-free and hacker-resistant. Can the approach revolutionize software?
Charles M. Geschke (1939-2021)
Charles M. Geschke helped create the modern world of computing, where beautiful typography and expressive, artistic graphics are as integral to most users' experience as numbers and text.
Responsible Computing During COVID-19 and Beyond
Navigating the ethical and societal impacts of technologies.
Why Computing Students Should Contribute to Open Source Software Projects
Acquiring developer-prized practical skills, knowledge, and experiences.
The Limits of Differential Privacy (and Its Misuse in Data Release and Machine Learning)
Differential privacy is not a silver bullet for all privacy problems.
The 2021 Software Developer Shortage Is Coming
Companies must address the difficulty of hiring and retaining high-skilled employees from an increasingly smaller labor supply.
The Harm in Conflating Aging With Accessibility
Including older adults as full stakeholders in digital society.
A Year in Lockdown: How the Waves of COVID-19 Impact Internet Traffic
We review the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on Internet traffic in order to analyze its performance.
Technical Perspective: Tracking Pandemic-Driven Internet Traffic
"A Year in Lockdown," by Anja Feldmann, et al., offers a detailed look at how Internet traffic changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Understanding NoSQL Database Types: Key Value
Of all non-relationals, the key-value store is by far the most popular due to its extreme simplicity.
Inclusive Integration of Computing in School Districts: Two Essential Tradeoffs
When integrating computer science and computational thinking in a school district through inclusive learning pathways, school district leaders face challenging tradeoffs regarding ambition and specificity.
Tech Company Initiatives Encourage Greater Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
CEOs increasingly consider DEI a strategic business priority.
I take a peek at the history of computing to see if pioneering early developments were the results of team effort.
Shape the Future of Computing
ACM encourages its members to take a direct hand in shaping the future of the association. There are more ways than ever to get involved.
Get InvolvedCommunications of the ACM (CACM) is now a fully Open Access publication.
By opening CACM to the world, we hope to increase engagement among the broader computer science community and encourage non-members to discover the rich resources ACM has to offer.
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