ACM and the Professional Programmer.

The author discusses the need for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) can modify its activities and offerings to encourage greater participation by professional programmers. Topics addressed include the increased use of computing in various academic disciplines, ACM's activities such as wo...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 7 - 8
Autor principal: Cerf, Vinton G.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Aug2014
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Sumario:The author discusses the need for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) can modify its activities and offerings to encourage greater participation by professional programmers. Topics addressed include the increased use of computing in various academic disciplines, ACM's activities such as workshops and contests, and questions about how readers keep themselves informed about research results and computing practices. The history of the author's affiliation with ACM is also cited.