Title :
A tale of two futures [software industry]
Author :
Yourdon, E. ; Glass, Robert L. ; Booch, Grady ; Jackson, Michael ; Lehman, M.M.
Author_Institution :
161 West 86th St., New York City, NY, USA
Abstract :
Will the coming years bring the dawn of software´s golden age or an ever-worsening nightmare of disasters and cutbacks? The author explains why either outcome, or both, are possible. He discusses improvements such as new application development tools and advanced hardware technology. He then focuses on the Year 2000 problem in contrast
Keywords :
DP industry; software engineering; technological forecasting; Year 2000 problem; advanced hardware; application development tools; cutbacks; disasters; software industry future; Application software; Computer industry; Engineering profession; Hardware; Internet; Java; Physics computing; Programming profession; Software tools; Telecommunication computing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
