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How does something like this end up published by the acm? Is this a special publication that isn't related to research at all? I don't mean to sound harsh, but
by hueving 10y ago
How does something like this end up published by the acm? Is this a special publication that isn't related to research at all?
I don't mean to sound harsh, but there was nothing in this article even close to novel in an academic sense, and none of it is even new field knowledge if you've spent any non-trivial time around load balancers. Perhaps my notions of what the acm publishes are wrong...
Make no mistake, it's a good article for things to look out for if you're getting into load balancing. It's just nothing new if you are already experienced in the field.
- dgacmu 10y agoYes - ACM queue is explicitly not a research publication, it's a general interest for practitioners magazine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_Queue https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_Queue
- alanfranzoni 10y agoACM is 'advancing computing as a science and profession'. It's not just for the Academy. One of the targets of modern ACM is exactly that of closing the gap between research and practice.
- hueving 10y agoDoesn't such a vague definition just make it a blog platform for anything CS related? Nothing in this article was even new to practice.
- alanfranzoni 10y agoWell, yes, ACM itself is quite broad, with many focused groups as well as other, more divulgative, sections. But ACM Queue it's not "a blog platform", more like a magazine. Something is new, something it's a recap, something is an opinion.
- YesThatTom2 10y agoThanks! I'm glad you liked it. The target audience of ACM Queue the practitioner, not the researcher. My column tends to try to bring people up to a baseline of sanity rather than explore new research. 90% of the world is below (what I consider to be) the baseline for IT sanity. :-)