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The Technical and Social History of Software Engineering
by Capers Jones
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""Capers Jones has accumulated the most comprehensive data on every aspect of software engineering, and has performed the most scientific analysis on this data. Now, Capers performs yet another invaluable service to our industry, by documenting, for the first time, its long and fascinating history. Capers' new book is a must-read for every software engineering student and information technology professional.""-- From the Foreword by Tony Salvaggio, CEO and president, Computer Aid, Inc. Software engineering is one of the world's most exciting and important fields. Now, pioneering practitioner Capers Jones has written the definitive history of this world-changing industry. Drawing on several decades as a leading researcher and innovator, he illuminates the field's broad sweep of progress and its many eras of invention. He assesses the immense impact of software engineering on society, and previews its even more remarkable future. Decade by decade, Jones examines trends, companies, winners, losers, new technologies, productivity/quality issues, methods, tools, languages, risks, and more. He reviews key inventions, estimates industry growth, and addresses "mysteries" such as why programming languages gain and lose popularity. Inspired by Paul Starr's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Social Transformation of American Medicine," Jones' new book is a tour de force--and compelling reading for everyone who wants to understand how software became what it is today. COVERAGE INCLUDES- The human need to compute: from ancient times to the modern era- Foundations of computing: Alan Turing, Konrad Zuse, and World War II- Big business, big defense, big systems: IBM, mainframes, and COBOL- A concise history of minicomputers and microcomputers: the birth of Apple and Microsoft- The PC era: DOS, Windows, and the rise of commercial software- Innovations in writing and managing code: structured development, objects, agile, and more- The birth and explosion of the Internet and the World Wide Web- The growing challenges of legacy system maintenance and support- Emerging innovations, from wearables to intelligent agents to quantum computing- Cybercrime, cyberwarfare, and large-scale software failure
Capers Jones is an American specialist in software engineering methodologies, and is often associated with the function point model of cost estimation.
Jones was born in St Petersburg, Florida, USA and graduated from the University of Florida.[1] Jones became the President and CEO of Capers Jones & Associates and latterly Chief Scientist Emeritus of Software Productivity Research (SPR).[2] In 2011, Capers Jones co-founded Namcook Analytics LLC, where he is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).[3]
Jones collects data on software quality, software risks, and software best practices.[citation needed] His many computer science publications have been widely used by many organizations and educators. He formed his own business in 1984, Software Productivity Research,[2] after holding positions at IBM and ITT. After retiring from Software Productivity Research in 2000, he remains active as an independent management consultant. He has often worked as an expert witness in software breach of contract litigation and also in tax cases where software assets are part of the case.
Mr. Jones is a Distinguished Advisor to the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ).[citation needed] CISQ brings together industry executives from Global 2000 IT organizations, system integrators, outsourcers, and package vendors to jointly address the challenge of standardizing the measurement of IT software quality and to promote a market-based ecosystem to support its deployment.
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