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From Technical Debt to Cognitive and Intent Debt:
Rethinking software health in the age of AI

Cognitive debt is the erosion of shared understanding. Intent debt is the absence of clear goals, constraints, and rationale.

https://t.co/HWasoy8w5l

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In this week's People of ACM profile, we chat with Yasmin Kafai, a Co-developer of Scratch, a programming language that has been used by more than 150 million young people worldwide. Read the full interview here: https://t.co/PkQe2CwAbq

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Eight Myths on Software Engineering and GenAI
Examining the most common misconceptions

Research-backed context so the decisions organizations make about AI are grounded in evidence, not just enthusiasm.

https://t.co/9G0YVhgOBg

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Now available for ACM Members: "A Beginner's Guide to Generative AI: An Introductory Path to Diffusion Models, ChatGPT, and LLMs," by Deepshikha Bhati, Fnu Neha, @AngelaGuer65418, Aloysius Bathi Kasturiarachi (@KentState), Md Amiruzzaman (@WCUofPA). https://t.co/9a56Earjin

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Climbing the Generative AI Mountain
A “hitchhiker’s guide” for product managers

Generative AI has arrived in the workplace, with high expectations and little guidance. PMs are expected to be more productive overnight, without a map for how to get there.

https://t.co/lMz3SwQnC3

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JUne 4, join Val Andrei Fajardo, AI Engineering & Research Lead @OneCarlyle, ex-founding engineer @llama_index, & @ManningMEAP author, for the #ACMTechTalk "Inside an LLM Agent: A From-Scratch Walkthrough." Garcia Liang (@integrateAI) will moderate.

https://t.co/hSIMngaNHg

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The AI-Native Developer
Redefining work, identity, and the future of craft

Drawing on surveys and interviews with AI-fluent practitioners, we investigate what it means to be a software developer today

https://t.co/x4XuFkq1Pp

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What is "vibe coding?" And what are the pros and cons of using AI to generate code? Find out the answers in the latest issue of #TechBrief, presented by the ACM Technology Policy Council.
Download here: https://t.co/epcywsP6ob

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Now available for ACM Members: "AIoT: Artificial Intelligence of Things," ed. by Fadi Al-Turjman, Arun Sekar Rajasekaran, Suganyadevi S. This book explores the integration of AI w/IoT devices—enabling them to analyze data, make decisions, & communicate...
https://t.co/a3vkK2ZRvE

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Knowledge Graphs over Two Decades: From web-scale extraction to LLM-augmented intelligence

Xia Luna Dong

The boundary between symbolic and neural knowledge continues to blur, leading to a new era of flexible, context-aware knowledge systems.

https://t.co/0wsBVSeHdU

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Join us at the 2026 ACM AI Leadership Summit! From 8.30 to 9.2, researchers, practitioners, industry leaders, and policymakers will gather in Atlanta to explore how AI can be developed & deployed responsibly to advance science & society. Secure your spot: https://t.co/dMW6iWtNUV

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Operations and Life
The Important Decisions Document

Long-running projects are a journey. An IDD helps new team members get up to speed, prevents wasting time on relitigating old decisions, improves morale, and increases accountability.
https://t.co/WCdAx6nuHV

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Welcome to the latest #AdvancesInComputing!

In this edition:
- 👨‍💻 Redefining the Software Engineering Profession for AI
- ⚙️ Computing After Carbon
and more.

Subscribe: https://t.co/QxkT8pV4KT

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Kode Vicious: KV the Apostate
Faith-based computing versus the unnatural science
Whether we ask an LLM or a recent graduate to type the code is less important than knowing what the code does, how it was built, and when to look under the hood
https://t.co/XY3Ee1FyEL
@kode_vicious

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Now available for ACM Members: "AI-Enabled Threat Intelligence and Cyber Risk Assessment," edited by @NRaoVajjhala, @MartiriEdlira, @fisnikdalipi. Examines how AI is transforming cybersec by enhancing threat intel, fraud prevention, data protection, &... https://t.co/bTeORlWMe3

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Now available for ACM Member: "AI-Driven IoT Systems for Industry 4.0," ed. by Sachi Nandan Mohanty, Deepa Jose, Preethi Nanjundan, Sanchita Paul. This book explores the transformative role of IoT & AI in driving automation/efficiency within Industry 4.0.
https://t.co/22jBaOXaFX

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Bridging the Moat:
Security for the Layperson

Usability is core to effective security controls

Cybersecurity is not just a problem facing enterprises. Individual users face similar risks without expertise and support to back them up.

https://t.co/aVplFzADA9
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The Second-System Pit of Failure

Lessons learned from building a second-generation system

Our experience with building a new LMS to replace an existing system provides at least one point of evidence that it is possible to avoid the SSE trap.

https://t.co/Xqu3LjvPmc

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Building Malleable Systems, not Future-Proof Ones: Design for Change

The code you write can’t possibly predict every change that comes along.

Code is like a house, and people have to live in it, often for much longer than you expect.

https://t.co/CEyb2HiCtA

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Kode Vicious
Escape Routes
Design your APIs carefully

#Software is almost infinitely fungible, but at some point you have to make choices and pin down what you want a thing to do. This is the art of #API design.

https://t.co/5isNcdGe7w

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