Pondering Variables and Direct Instruction
Robin K. Hill considers the nature of variables, while Mark Guzdial reflects on renewed interest in the "direct instruction model."
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Ethics discussions of artificial intelligence reveal a fallacy of omission.
An Agile Approach to Learning Programming
The Super Simple Programming Book is one example to teach programming in an Agile way. In general, Agile concepts can lead to highly effective learning.
Using Independent Technical Reviews to Ensure Project Success
By using independent technical reviews, management can have a third party audit software and ensure the dev team stays on track.
In (Virtual) Defense of Democracy
There are two ways to proceed with political discourse in cyberspace, if the trolls are to be tamed.
Calculating With Roman Numerals is Not So Difficult
How to deal with Roman numerals and without a sign for zero in an additive number system, if no hand abacus is available?
Computer Science Was Invented to Teach Everyone About Everything
Our goal should not be Computational Thinking, but Science, Mathematics, History, Engineering, and *Everything* Thinking.
Want Kids to Love Math and Science? Don’t Use Those Words
At Mindbenders, we want kids to put down their textbooks and learn by creating and doing.
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 so many years of bad incidents and high profile data breaches, has the problem of privacy not yet been solved? I sketch out 11 reasons why we are failing at privacy.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
What SIGCSE's Top 10 Lists tell us about the growing field of Computer Science Education (and computer science more broadly).
Smoothing the Path to Computing; Pondering Uses for Big Data
Members of the Computing Research Association suggest ways to broaden participation in computer science, while Saurabh Bagchi looks at use cases for big data.
Experts are still wondering how the Romans calculated with their number system.
Governance and Oversight Coming to AI and Automation: Independent Audit of AI Systems
Independent Audit of AI Systems is the next evolution of governance for artificial intelligence and automation.
Are we repeating the 1980's? It's even worse now.
Seeking Digital Humanities, IT Tech Support
Herbert Bruderer explains why the opposite of digital is not analog; Robin K. Hill describes how the challenges of user support are aggravated by indeterminate client responsibility.
A stab at a definition, for outsiders, of what we in computing mean by the term "variable" raises more questions than it answers.
More Replicas of Historical Calculating Machines Found
Documenting the discovery of several previously unknown replicas of historical computing devices made by Roberto A. Guatelli.
The Ethical Responsibilities of the Student or End-User Programmer
If a student's program goes awry, who is responsible? How do we protect society and encourage people to learn about code?
Answering Children’s Questions About Computers
Judy Robertson addresses the disconnect between what children are taught about computers and what they actually wish to know.
Computer Science Relies on the Opposite of Godel’s Results
The first-order theories of Gödel's results necessarily leave mathematical objects ill-defined.
The Model Maker of Leonardo da Vinci, Blaise Pascal, and Charles Babbage
Discovery of a previously unknown replica of the legendary Swiss Millionaire calculating machine at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Broadening Participation in Computing Is Easier Than You Think
Some small steps that can make a big difference.
Short Take: Big Data and IoT in Practice
Looking at some use cases for the adoption of big data in industries that deal with physical things, and drawing some inferences.
Securing Agent 111, and the Job of Software Architect
John Arquilla describes the new state of cyberspying, while Yegor Bugayenko considers the importance of a software architect to development projects.
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