ISBN: 3540426647
TITLE: History of Computing: Software Issues
AUTHOR: Hashagen, Keil-Slawik, Norberg (Eds.)
TOC:

Introduction 1
Prologue: A Computer Pioneer's Talk 9
Pioneering Work in Software During the 50s in Central Europe 11
Friedrich L. Bauer
Part 1: Software as Science 23
Software as Science-Science as Software 25
Michael S. Mahoney
Commentary on Michael S. Mahoney 49
David Edge
Software as Science? Commentary on Michael S. Mahoney 55
Gerhard Goos
Discussion following "Software as Science" 61
Thomas Haigh
Part 2: Software as Engineering 63
Software as Engineering 65
James E. Tomayko
Commentary on James E. Tomayko 77
Albert Endres
Commentary on James E. Tomayko 83
Bruce E. Seely
Discussion following "Software as Engineering" 93
Mary Croarken
Part 3: Software as Reliable Artefact 95
A View from the Sonnenbichl: On the Historical Sociology of Software and System Dependability 97
Donald MacKenzie
Commentary on Donald MacKenzie 123
Bernd Mahr
Dependability Then and Now: Commentary on Donald MacKenzie 127
Victoria Stavridou
Discussion following "Software as Reliable Artefact" 135
Mary Croarken and David Grier
Part 4: Software as Labor Process 137
Software as Labor Process 139
Nathan Ensmenger and William Aspray
Are Programmers Oppressed by Monopoly Capital, or Shall the Geeks Inherit the Earth? Commentary on Nathan Ensmenger & William Aspray 167
David A. Hounshell
A Commentary on David A. Hounshell's Commentary on "Software as Labor Process" 177
Nathan Ensmenger and William Aspray
Discussion following "Software as Labor Process" 179
Mary Croarken
Part 5 : Software as Economic Activity 183
Software as an Economic Activity 185
Martin Campbell-Kelly
Commentary on Martin Campbell-Kelly 203
Pierre-E. Mounier-Kuhn
Commentary on Martin Campbell-Kelly 211
David C. Mowery
A Note on Martin Campbell-Kelly's "Software as an Economic Activity" and David Mowery's "Commentary" 219
David A. Hounshell
Discussion following "Software as an Economic Activity" 223
Thomas Haigh
Part 6: Museums and Exhibitions 225
Collecting Software: Preserving Information in an Object-Centred Culture 227
Doron Swade
Commentary on Doron Swade 237
Joachim Fischer
Towards a Software Museum: Challenges and Opportunities 245
Ernst Denert and Klaus-Peter Lhr
Towards a Software Museum: Challenges and Opportunities 261
Friedrich L. Bauer
Preserving Software in History Museums: A Material Culture Approach 263
David K. Allison
Commentary on David K. Allison, "Preserving Software in History Museums" 273
Hartmut Petzold
Epilogue 275
Probing the Elephant: How Do the Parts Fit Together? 277
Michael S. Mahoney
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