# Design Concept References

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ACM Talk 12/01/2021

> **[The Essence of Software](https://on.acm.org/t/the-essence-of-software/2180)**
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> Title: The Essence of Software (Or Why Systems Often Fail by Design, and How to Fix Them) Date: December 1, 2021 Duration: 1 HR SPEAKER Daniel Jackson, Professor of Computer Science, MIT; ACM Fellow MODERATOR George Fairbanks, Software...