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Scrambled Features for Breakfast: Concepts of Agile Language Development
Describing a framework to support simpler development of languages best suited to express the problems and solutions of each particular domain.
Boosting Fuzzer Efficiency: An Information Theoretic Perspective
In this paper, we take the fundamental perspective of fuzzing as a learning process.
Technical Perspective: What’s All the Fuss about Fuzzing?
"Boosting Fuzzer Efficiency: An Information Theoretic Perspective," by Marcel Böhme, Valentin J.M. Manès, and Sang Kil Cha, presents a novel twist to fuzzing that is shown to increase the central metric of the number of bugs found.
Let’s Be Objective about Large Language Models
Credit: Walid S. SabaCreated using Generative AI Tools 1. Large Language Models: The End of History? Since the advent of the transformer and attention mechanisms [1] large language models (LLMs) have been all the rage, not only in the artificial intelligence (AI) community but in all of science and technology and even in business and […]
How to Ace IT Product Localization: The 101 Guide
Unlock global success with IT product localization. Discover how you can expand your reach and boost customer satisfaction through effective localization strategies.
The barriers to information generation and sharing have plummeted; information consumers can choose among billions of potential sources. This is information at scale.
Designing a Framework for Conversational Interfaces
Combining the latest advances in machine learning with earlier approaches.
Low-code has the potential to empower more people to automate tasks by creating computer programs.
The Confounding Saga of Java Web Application Development
Something that has long frustrated me with the Java ecosystem was the number of Web application frameworks.
How Soon Will AI Start Firing Programmers?
Robots will likely revolutionize software engineering ranging from code reviews and bug fixing to automated refactoring, backlog prioritization, and employee appraisals.
Historic Algorithms Help Unlock Shortest-Path Problem Breakthrough
By revisiting key algorithms from computing, a team unlocked hidden efficiency in a long-standing computer science problem.
Shining a Light on the Dark Web
How the Dark Web continues to operate, and why law enforcement will not shut it down anytime soon.
The Smallness of Large Language Models
There is so much more to language and human beings than large language models can possibly master.
Research for Practice: OS Scheduling
Better scheduling policies for modern computing systems.
A Year Embedded in the Crypto-NFT Space
Carlos Baquero investigates cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens.
Dynamic Certification for Autonomous Systems
An attempt to provide a common language between formal models, simulations, real-world (testing) data, and regulatory mechanisms.
Machine Learning: The Road to Artificial Intelligence?
Machine learning, as it is practiced, has little, if anything to do with AI and the more encompassing endeavor that we call Cognitive Science.
Automated Tests Are the Safety Net
Automated testing in software development significantly diminishes routine work and saves time, allowing programmers to work more effectively.
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