{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-personal-recollections-of-software-pioneers-hardback-9780818679995","title":"In the Beginning; Personal Recollections of Software Pioneers (Hardback) 9780818679995","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePersonal Recollections of Software Pioneers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert L. Glass (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780818679995, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 November 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.565 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCapturing where we are today through a tour of yesterday's achievements and helping us better understand the evolution of computing technology, this book recounts the experiences of those who formed and functioned in the \"Pioneering Era.\" In the Beginning: Recollections of Software Pioneers records the stories of computing's past enabling today's professionals to improve on the realities of yesterday.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The stories in this book clearly show modern concepts such as data abstraction, modularity, and structured approaches date much earlier in the field than their appearance in academic literature. These stories help capture the true evolution. The book illustrates human experiences and industry turning points through personal recollections of the pioneers themselves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Before the Beginning: The Pre-Software Era.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Life Before Software, A Few Reminiscences (David Myers).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Setting the Stage: Three Eras of Software History.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Software Reflections--A Pioneer's View of the History of the Field (Robert L. Glass).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Making the Market: Vendor Pioneers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reflections on a Software Life (Watts S. Humphrey).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How I Watched In Pain as IBM Outsmarted UNIVAC (Norman F. Schneidewind).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Solving Problems: Application Pioneers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aerospace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An Early Application Generator and Other Recollections (Barry Boehm).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e View From Below (Robert N. Britcher).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Almost Thirty Years as a Change Agent (Donald J. Reifer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information Systems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Leo, the First Business Computer: A Personal Experience (Frank Land).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Compu-THEN: Before Megabytes (Ben G. Matley).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Academic Computer Centers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Four Anecdotes (Harold Joseph Highland).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Consulting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Prolonged Metamorphosis of a Software Engineer (Robert L. Baber).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Pursuing Progress: Academic\/Laboratory Pioneers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Autobiographical Snippets (John M. Bennett).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Closing the Circle (Bruce I. Blum).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Before Memory Was Virtual (Peter J. Denning).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Growing Up with Software Tools (Raymond C. Houghton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. After the Beginning: Conclusions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Biographical Sketches of the Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Computer science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Computer science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Computer%20science%20%5BUY%5D%22\"\u003eUY\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410723959064,"sku":"9780818679995","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780818679995.jpg?v=1784250194","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-the-beginning-personal-recollections-of-software-pioneers-hardback-9780818679995","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}