Communications of the ACM

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ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients David Patterson and John Hennessy developed the "dangerous" idea that software should be simpler so it can be executed more quickly, which evolved into the Reduced Instruction Set Computer architecture.

Neural networks can deliver surprising, and sometimes unwanted, results.

A variety of techniques allow sensors to locate and recognize objects in space.

Are technology companies maximizing profits by making users addicted to their products?

Considering the inherent risks of cryptocurrency ecosystems.

A discussion of ideas about software engineering.

Taking wild guesses.

Assessing the effectiveness of anonymization in the review process.

Embracing failures for improving availability.

A look at JavaScript libraries in the wild.

A.B.A. = Always be automating.

Bias in Web data and use taints the algorithms behind Web-based applications, delivering equally biased results.

By focusing on users' abilities rather than disabilities, designers can create interactive systems better matched to those abilities.

Text analysis can reveal patterns of association among medical terms and medical codes.

When it comes to anonymizing cryptocurrencies, one size most definitely does not fit all.

Improving performance is a central concern for software developers. To locate optimization opportunities, developers rely on software profilers. However, these profilers only report where programs spend their time: optimizing that code may have no impact ...

ACM A.M. Turing award recipients John Hennessy and David Patterson have introduced generations of students to reduced instruction set computing.