Ping Fu, CEO of the digital shape sampling and processing company Geomagic, discusses her background, achievements, and challenges managing a company during a period...Bob Cramblitt, Ping Fu From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Why does your computer bother you so much about security, but still isn't secure? It's because users don't have a model for security, or a simple way to keep important...Butler Lampson From Communications of the ACM | November 1, 2009
Tom Igoe is a co-developer of the Arduino programming language, which he says was created out of a desire to provide a tool for teaching physical computing to artists...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2009
Brian Kernighan — a contributor to the development of the AWK and AMPL programming languages — says that he remains "very interested" in domain-specific languages...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | October 14, 2009
Amit Yoran, former cybersecurity director for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, agrees with the findings of a review commissioned by President Barack Obama...CNet From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2009
The FutureGrid Program is a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project to determine the best ways to connect supercomputers together, headed by Indiana University...Next Big Future From ACM TechNews | October 8, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security should be doing more to recruit top cyber security talent and develop a highly skilled workforce of cyber security workers...Federal Times From ACM CareerNews | September 14, 2009
Jamie Zawinski is what I would call a duct-tape programmer.
I say that with a great deal of respect. He is the kind of programmer who is hard at work building...joelonsoftware.com From ACM Opinion | September 25, 2009
Should computers be intuitive, requiring little to no learning or thinking? Is it even possible for them to be so?
“Nothing is intuitive,” said Slashdot blogger...LinuxInsider From ACM Opinion | September 25, 2009
Jon Kleinberg talks about algorithms, information flow, and the connections between Web search and social networks.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
C.A.R. Hoare revisits his past Communications article on the axiomatic approach to programming and uses it as a touchstone for the future.C.A.R. Hoare From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
The venture capital industry, like financial services in general, has fallen on hard times. Part of the problem is that large payoffs...Michael Cusumano From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Conficker's alarming growth rate in early 2009 along with the apparent mystery surrounding its ultimate purpose had raised concern among...Phillip Porras From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Since its beginning, the computer industry has been through several major recessions, each occurring approximately five years...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | October 1, 2009
Groovy project manager Guillaume Laforge says the Groovy programming language was designed to make life simpler for developers through its seamless integration...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | September 18, 2009
Groovy project manager Guillaume Laforge says the Groovy programming language was designed to make life simpler for developers through its seamless integration...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | September 18, 2009
Imagine the outcry if the courts were to legalize patents on English prose. Suddenly, you could get a "literary patent" on novels employing a particular kind of...Cato Institute From ACM Opinion | September 4, 2009
"Cybersecurity is the soft underbelly of this country," outgoing U.S. National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell declared in a valedictory address to reporters...NewsFactor From ACM Opinion | September 3, 2009