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Archive for January, 2008

New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack

Posted in News on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 by Edgar Ortiz
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From Wired:

“Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane’s control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.”

Read more here.

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Java is Becoming the New Cobol

Posted in News on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 by Edgar Ortiz
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“Java, the oldest new programming language around, is falling out of favor with developers. When it comes to developing the increasingly common rich Internet applications, Java is losing ground to Ruby on Rails, PHP, AJAX and other cool new languages. And there are even reports that Microsoft’s .Net, of all things, is pushing Java out of the enterprise. Makes you wonder whether Sun was smart to change its stock-ticker code to JAVA last summer. ”

Read rest of the story here.

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Java Responsible For Neglecting Basic Skills in CS

Posted in News on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 by Edgar Ortiz
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Considering our current migration/switch to Java as the initial programming language, this article more than coincidental:

Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?
January 2008″It is our view that Computer Science (CS) education is neglecting basic skills, in particular in the areas of programming and formal methods. We consider that the general adoption of Java as a first programming language is in part responsible for this decline. We examine briefly the set of programming skills that should be part of every software professional’s repertoire.”

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Shortage in Tech Workers

Posted in News on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 by Edgar Ortiz
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Just got this acticle from the ACM technews letter.  This is just anther source that indicates that there is not enough tech workers in the United States and that the demand is growing.

Yes, the Tech Skills Shortage Is Real
InformationWeek (01/12/08) Luftman, Jerry; Kempaiah, Rajkumar; Bullen, Christine
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Spring 2008: Welcome Meeting!

Posted in Meetings on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 by Edgar Ortiz
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Just a reminder for everyone we will have a meeting on Monday, February 4, 2008 2:00pm at ECS-302. The ACM is an organization provides resources to students and professionals dedicated to Computer Science and computing technologies. Everyone is welcome to join us at our Welcome Meeting on Monday! We look forward to seeing you there.

Food will be provided!

Check back here for updates should there be any.

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