History of Computing: Software Issues : International Conference on the History of Computing, ICHC 2000 April 5¿7, 2000 Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum Paderborn, Germany

Ulf Hashagen

ISBN 10: 364207653X / ISBN 13: 9783642076534

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010

Beschreibung

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783642076534

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: History of Computing: Software Issues : International Conference on the History of Computing, ICHC 2000 April 5¿7, 2000 Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum Paderborn, Germany
• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 364207653X
• ISBN-13: 9783642076534
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

This is the first account on the history of software. By exploring the current understanding of software and its history, speakers and commentators explored the fundamental elements that make software what it is.

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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.