The technical and social history of software engineering / (Record no. 23259)

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2013036017
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780321903426 (alk. paper)
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 0321903420 (alk. paper)
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 005.1
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Jones, Capers.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The technical and social history of software engineering /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Capers Jones.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Publisher Addison-Wesley,
Date c2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxx, 452 p. ;
Size 23 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-421) and index.
SUMMARY
Summary ""Capers Jones has accumulated the most comprehensive data on every aspect of software engineering, and has performed the most scientific analysis on this data. Now, Capers performs yet another invaluable service to our industry, by documenting, for the first time, its long and fascinating history. Capers' new book is a must-read for every software engineering student and information technology professional.""-- From the Foreword by Tony Salvaggio, CEO and president, Computer Aid, Inc. Software engineering is one of the world's most exciting and important fields. Now, pioneering practitioner Capers Jones has written the definitive history of this world-changing industry. Drawing on several decades as a leading researcher and innovator, he illuminates the field's broad sweep of progress and its many eras of invention. He assesses the immense impact of software engineering on society, and previews its even more remarkable future. Decade by decade, Jones examines trends, companies, winners, losers, new technologies, productivity/quality issues, methods, tools, languages, risks, and more. He reviews key inventions, estimates industry growth, and addresses "mysteries" such as why programming languages gain and lose popularity. Inspired by Paul Starr's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Social Transformation of American Medicine," Jones' new book is a tour de force--and compelling reading for everyone who wants to understand how software became what it is today. COVERAGE INCLUDES- The human need to compute: from ancient times to the modern era- Foundations of computing: Alan Turing, Konrad Zuse, and World War II- Big business, big defense, big systems: IBM, mainframes, and COBOL- A concise history of minicomputers and microcomputers: the birth of Apple and Microsoft- The PC era: DOS, Windows, and the rise of commercial software- Innovations in writing and managing code: structured development, objects, agile, and more- The birth and explosion of the Internet and the World Wide Web- The growing challenges of legacy system maintenance and support- Emerging innovations, from wearables to intelligent agents to quantum computing- Cybercrime, cyberwarfare, and large-scale software failure
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Software engineering
General History.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Computer software
General Development
-- Social aspects.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Computer software industry
General History.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Computer software industry
General Social aspects.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Holdings
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26/01/2017 005.1 JO TE T0010447 30.85 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 17/03/2014 AMAUS