Title :
The History of the History of Software
Author :
Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Warwick, Coventry
Abstract :
Just as the fields of software and hardware development have evolved, the field of software history has likewise matured. At first, the history of software was exclusively focused on technology. Later, there were historical explorations of the software industry and professions. Today the emphasis is on applications and the societal changes resulting from software.
Keywords :
DP industry; history; hardware development; software development; software history; software industry; software professions; Application software; Computer industry; Educational institutions; Hardware; History; Laboratories; Physics computing; Power generation economics; Programming profession; Technology transfer; computers and society; computing milieux; history of computing; history of software;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2007.4407444
