Michael Stonebraker expects a substantial increase in the number of New SQL engines using a variety of architectures in the near future.
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Teaching Programming To A Highly Motivated Beginner
I recount what I learned from spending nine months teaching computer programming to a person with no prior programming experience.
Coder Dojo is an inspired movement to bring the joys of programming to young people everywhere. The Edinburgh (Scotland) coder dojo started last night in the Scottish Parliament building, becoming part of a loose network of dojos all over the world. Why not start one where you live? All you need is a venue, some mentors and some kids.
Priming, Assimilation Bias, Social Proof in Social Media
As the US election draws near, what is the role that social media play in this political process? How do social theories and psychological tendencies affect the political discourse in these systems?
Why Isn’t There More Computer Science in U.S. High Schools?
Seems like a simple question, but there are lots of factors that prevent US high school students from getting access to computer science.
What Does ‘Big Data’ Mean? (Part 2)
In this second post on big data, I continue with a discussion of the use case of big volume-big analytics.
Intermittent Net and Mobile/Cloud Development
Intermittent Net: The Importance of Distributed Thinking in Mobile/Cloud Application Development (and Usage)
Daniel Spielman Wins MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award
Daniel Spielman, Henry Ford II Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Applied Science at Yale University, is the latest computer scientist to receive a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.
Online Privacy; Replicating Research Results
Daniel Reed offers three ideas about the future of personal online information management. Ed H. Chi writes about replication of experiments and how experiments are often the beginning, rather than the end, of a scientific inquiry.
The Ph.D. Grind: Lead From Below
A common question faced by young professionals is, "How can I implement my own creative initiatives when I am at the very bottom of an established hierarchy?"
Research {Preposition} Infrastructure
Computing research and advanced computing infrastructure–each is dependent on the other in a myriad of subtle and complex ways, yet each is profoundly different in culture, process, skills and metrics. As the scale, scope and influence of computing grow ever larger, each needs to understand the constraints and needs of the other.
The Moral and Legal Responsibilities When Teaching Computing
Do we have moral and even legal requirements to teach computing well and equitably?
It is interesting to note that a substantial subset of the computer science community has redefined their research agenda to fit under the marketing banner of "Big Data."
Nomenclaturing: Let’s Ture to the Max!
Christos Papadimitriou's recently published reminiscences include the fascinating story of how he learned about Turing Machines: As a bored undergraduate in a Greek university, he happened to see the definition buried within an article about pattern recognition, and he was immediately entranced.
When Is User-Centered Design Selfish?
User-centered design is now firmly established within HCI research. It is commonly praised for democratising system development and empowering users. But is this always the case? This article raises some ethical questions surrounding the involvement of certain vulnerable user groups in user-centered design.
All Hands on Deck! Scaling K-12 Computer Science Education
Announcing ACM's new project developed in parntership with NSF, Google, Microsoft, CSTA and NCWIT to study the elements and capacity for scaling K-12 computer science education.
Designing APIs For Mobile Performance Best Practices
While there are many ways of tackling these unique obstacles of mobile performance, this article is largely focused on things that can be done from an API, or backend service, to improve the performance (or the perception thereof) of mobile clients. The article is focused on 2 main parts:
1. Minimizing network connections and the need to transmit data – efficient media handling, effective caching, and employing longer data-oriented operations with fewer connections.
2. Sending the "right" data across the network – designing APIs to return only the data that is needed/requested, and optimizing for the various types of forms of mobile devices.
Incremental Research vs. Paradigm-Shift Mania
Bertrand Meyer asks why too many research agencies seem obsessed with funding only groundbreaking projects.
The Ph.D. Grind: Main Grinds and Side Grinds
In this first CACM blog post, I introduce myself and make the case for why side projects can benefit both Ph.D. students and their professors.
Using Advanced Placement Computer Science as a Measure of Broadening Participation
We have a goal to broaden participation in computing with more women and under-represented minorities. It's useful to compare participation and performance in compating education between states. There are dramatic differences.
Computer Science Jobs and Education: Presentation Slides
Many of you have expressed the desire for a simple slide deck that you can use in various contexts to make the case for the need for increased computing enrollments in universities and K-12. We have one for you.
Machine Learning and Algorithms; Agile Development
John Langford poses questions about the direction of research for machine learning and algorithms. Ruben Ortega shares lessons about agile development practices like Scrum.
When it comes to big data, one of the greatest things we can do as computer scientists creating products is to distill all the information down to what is important. Of course, the challenge with these sorts of problems always lies in the details. This article goes into a few of the challenges associated with applying data mining to product reviews.
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