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Teaching Data Science Research Methods to Human Resources Practitioners – Part 4
We believe programming experience is crucial for human resources practitioners in the data and tech era.
From BLOG@CACM
Rethinking the CS Curriculum
I have noticed that there is a growing trend to dumb down the CS curriculum by removing mathematical topics.
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Career Care for Engineers
Your career is a journey. You define where you want to go on that journey. You plan it out. You set goals. Your job, on the other hand, is a step along the way....
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Programming is For More than Engineering; Computer Science is About More than Building Things
Programming should be part of computing education curriculum, and take into account all the ways students will use computing.
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Validity and Reliability in Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
We examine the essence of the components of data science, as well as their interrelations, from the educational perspective.
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5 Often Overlooked Coding Mistakes New Web Developers Need to Avoid
Avoiding these common, easily preventable blunders will help you maximize success in your career journey.
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Can You Please Explain More Obscurely?
On the appropriate style for technical writing.
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Musk Buying Twitter Is Not About Freedom of Speech
It's about freedom to control speech.
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Software Architecture Decisions: Culture Considerations
Architecture decisions can have effects on a company and its culture that go beyond the soundness of the technology.
From BLOG@CACM
Forced Labor at Bührle's Arms Factory
As has only recently become known, forced labor occurred at a former Bührle textile factory in Toggenburg, Switzerland. This and other Bührle companies played a...
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Biases in Author Recognition
When reading papers, we make simplifications and have assumptions about author roles and relative contributions.
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How Scripting Misses the Mark
Scripting languages promise easy automation but prove difficult to learn. Let's stop focusing on simplified syntax and instead focus on understandability and learnability...
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The Mesm: Ukraine Beats Russia
The Mesm is considered the first stored program digital computer in Continental Europe.
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Students Speak to Ethical Issues
What are the concerns of students after study of computer ethics?
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Anti-Sanctions: New Operating System for Mobile Devices
There comes a time not only of crisis, but also of great opportunities. And here, it is important to take advantage of these new opportunities.
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Your Job Can Be Done Better By My Algorithm
In our rarefied world of university teaching and learning, which jobs can be replaced by algorithms?
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Leonardo Torres Quevedo, a Brilliant but Forgotten Spanish Inventor
Although far ahead of his time, in the German- and English-speaking countries, Torres Quevedo has been largely forgotten.
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Making Bad Decisions
In software engineering, many technical decisions are context-dependent, and there are often complex edge cases to consider.
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