Computing classification system 1998: Current status and future maintenance

The ACM Computing Classification System (CCS), which for 20 years has served as the primary and most generally used system for the classification and indexing of the published literature of computing, has been substantially revised to reflect the greatly changed nature of computing. In this article, the revision committee reports on its work, describes the changes in the CCS, proposes processes for making annual changes, and recommends a future total revision.