CACM is apparently trying to reincarnate itself, and so they sent me a free copy this week; this is probably related to the demise of Queue. CACM is trying to appeal to a "diverse mix of researchers, practitioners, and educators" -- well, okay, so that matches my profile at about (0.20, 1.0, 0.20), given my nonpracticing interest in research and CS higher education.
And I must admit, the articles I skimmed were really pretty good. I was a little dismayed to see Yet Another Interview With Knuth, but it was actually a nice behind-the-scenes approach. And the ISCA review made me more than a bit nostaligc.
But for $100/year membership? Probably not, I've no real need to join ACM, do I? If they had a magazine-only rate, that might be appealing.
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