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On this day in 1913, Maurice V. Wilkes was born. Wilkes is best known as the builder and designer of the EDSAC, the first computer with an internally stored program. He received the 1967 #ACMTuringAward for his contributions to #computerscience: bit.ly/3UYZoft

26 June, join @felienne.bsky.social (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social), creator of #Hedy & author of "The Programmer's Brain" (@manningbooks.bsky.social) for the #ACMTechTalk "Programming for All: A Feminist Case for Language Design." @markguzdial.bsky.social will moderate.

Register: bit.ly/3Z8F4LO

June 4 @ 3 pm ET, join us for a special ACM Education Board panel webinar: "Global Perspectives on the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Education." Panelists include Mehran Sahami (@stanford.edu) & Kutoma Wakunuma (‪@dmu.ac.uk).
Register (free): bit.ly/4kr2ftq

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Schedule a meeting w/ us at booth 310 at SSP to learn how we can support your institution: tinyurl.com/2uv5n36m

On May 22, 1980, Pac-Man made its debut and quickly became more than just an arcade hit—it marked a milestone in computing. It demonstrated early AI with ghosts that followed distinct behavioral algorithms, pushed real-time processing on limited hardware, and showcased intuitive design.

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In the latest #ACMByteCast, @scott.hanselman.com hosts ACM Fellow Peter Lee, President of @msftresearch.bsky.social. They talk evolution of computing, GPT4 and medicine, how tech is changing society, & exciting upcoming innovations from @microsoft.com.

Listen/sub: learning.acm.org/bytecast/ep6...

In the latest #ACMByteCast, @scott.hanselman.com hosts tech exec/inventor @maryloujepsen.bsky.social, Founder/CEO of @OpenwaterHealth, Co-Founder & CTO of One Latop Per Child. Learn about she is seeking to revolutionize medical diagnostics/treatment.

Listen & sub: learning.acm.org/bytecast/ep6...

A great podcast series is @scott.hanselman.com 's Hanselminutes. The latest is an inspiring interview with Mary Lou Jepson about her work including non-invasive diagnostics and treatments for brain cancer & clots and more. www.hanselminutes.com/988/saving-l...

Congratulations to Torsten Hoefler @thoefler.bsky.social on receiving the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing! A Professor at @csateth.bsky.social , Hoefler was recognized for his fundamental contributions to high-performance computing and the ongoing AI revolution. bit.ly/43oBu0D
@cscsch.bsky.social

BEYOND proud to present "Beyond the Repository: Best practices for open source ecosystems researchers", a collaboration between myself, Amanda Casari, and Juniper Lovato that was just published in the the ACM Queue.

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https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3595879

4/17, join Kent Beck (@kentbeck.com), creator of extreme programming & pioneer of software patterns, JUnit, & TDD, for the #ACMTechTalk "Empirical Software Design: When & Why." Learn how to balance short-term gains w/long-term flexibility in software design.

Register (free): bit.ly/3FSTgSl

Celebrate Black history month by learning about some amazing people!

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Bruke Kifle hosts ACM and IEEE Fellow Xin Luna Dong, Principal Scientist at Meta Reality Labs for the latest episode of the ACM Bytecast.

learning.acm.org/bytecast/ep6...