January 2008 - Vol. 51 No. 1

This anniversary issue represents how Communications has covered the depth and breadth of the computing field over the decades, as well as its growth, and the…

Communications of the ACM has been most fortunate to have had seven authoritative stewards lead its editorial direction over most of these last 50 years. The…

As noted in these introductory pages, Alan Perlis was the founding Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Communications, with the first issue debuting in January 1958. He resigned…

The battle of the covers. That was the beginning. I had just taken over as Editor-in-Chief of CACM in 1969. Don Madden was then ACM's Executive Director. With undoubtedly…

Like Stuart Lynn, I had been a department editor for CACM before becoming its EIC. In fact, the "Computer Systems" department was initiated by Kelly Gotlieb during his…

After a 10-year struggle within ACM to define a Journal for All Members (JAM), a "new" Communications was launched in the cold of February 1983. CACM was to…

Communications has always had a special meaning to me since the beginning of my career, both professionally and personally. My fascination with computers started in the…

The French adage "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose," or, the more things change, the more they stay the same, still rings true today.…

Many of the leading voices in computing have graced the pages of Communications over the past 50 years. Their research, opinions, and professional journeys have…

Considering how intellectual property law has evolved in response to advances in computing technologies.