2009.06.25
Greek Numerals in OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
doesn't support Greek numerals,
and this is a problem for its Greek localization,
because such numerals are often used for section and list numbering.
As an exercise in large scale
code reading and in the
writing of code I'm supposed to teach to undergraduate students,
I decided to contribute an implementation to OpenOffice.org.
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2009.06.24
Impact Factor of Computer Science Journals 2008
The ISI Web of Knowledge
recently published the 2008
Journal Citation Reports.
Following
similar studies I performed in
2007
and
2008,
here is my analysis of the current status and trends for the
impact factor
in computer science journals.
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2009.06.09
Software Architecture Challenges in the 21st Century
A wonderful workshop, titled
Software Architecture Challenges in the 21st Century, took place
at the University of Southern California on June 8th.
The workshop was co-sponsored by IEEE Software,
USC's Center for Systems and Software Engineering,
and UC Irvine's Institute for Software Research (ISR).
Here is my personal summary of the talks; the presentation slides
are available
online.
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