The technical and social history of software engineering / Capers Jones.

Author/creator Jones, Capers
Format Book
PublicationUpper Saddle River, New Jersey : Addison-Wesley, [2014]
Descriptionxxx, 452 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Software engineering--History.
Computer software--Development. --Social aspects.
Computer software industry--History.
Computer software industry--Social aspects.

Contents Prelude: Computing from ancient times to the modern era -- To 1939: The foundations of digital computing -- To 1949: Computing during world war ii and the post-war era -- To 1959: Starting the ascent of digital computers and software -- To 1969: The rise of business computers and business software -- To 1979: Computers and software begin creating wealth -- To 1989: The rise of personal computers and personal software -- To 1999: Expansion of the World Wide Web and the rise of the dot.coms -- To 2009: The rise of social networks and economic crises -- To 2019: clouds, crowds, blogs, big data, and predictive analytics -- Modern software problems -- A brief history of cyber crime and cyber warfare.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 407-421) and index.
LCCN 2013036017
ISBN9780321903426 (alk. paper)
ISBN0321903420 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QA76.758 .J644 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold