Software pioneers and their contributions to software engineering
- Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2002
- 728 p.; ill.: 25 cm.
This book, including four DVDs, presents epochal works of 16 of the most influential software pioneers. Seminal historical papers, going back as far as the 1950s, are complemented by new essays specifically written by the software pioneers today in retrospective of their ground breaking work for inclusion in this book." "The volume is based on a conference organized by sd&m in Bonn, Germany, June 2001, where the pioneers met and presented their assessment of the past, new ideas, and visions for the future. The volume editors coherently integrated the historical contributions with current aspects and future perspectives.
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Computers - Biography Electronic data processing personnel - Biography Software engineering - History Electronic data processing Graphical user interface