History of computing: Software Issues

Arthur Norberg, Reinhard Keil-Slawik, Ulf Hashagen

284 pages, parution le 10/06/2002

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Résumé

This book reviews the present understanding of the history of software and establishes an agenda for further research. By exploring this current understanding, the authors identify the fundamental elements of software. The problems and questions addressed in the book range from purely technical to societal issues. Thus, the articles presented offer a fresh view of this history with new categories and interrelated themes, comparing and contrasting software with artefacts in other disciplines, so as to ascertain in what ways software is similar to and different from other technologies.
This volume is based on the international conference "Mapping the History of Computing: Software Issues", held in April 2000 at the Heinz Nixdorf Museums Forum in Paderborn, Germany

. Contents

Prologue: A computer pioneer's talk
Software as science
Software as Engineering
Software as reliable artefact
Software as Labor process
Software as economic activity
Museums and exhibitions
Epilogue

L'auteur - Ulf Hashagen

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Arthur Norberg, Reinhard Keil-Slawik, Ulf Hashagen
Parution	10/06/2002
Nb. de pages	284
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	563g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540426646