SoftwareA Technical History\nAuthor(s): Kim W. Tracy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Association of Computing Machinery,U.S., United States\nImprint: Association of Computing Machinery,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781450387255, 978-1450387255\nSynopsis\nSoftware history has a deep impact on current software designers, computer scientists, and technologists. System constraints imposed in the past and the designs that responded to them are often unknown or poorly understood by students and practitioners, yet modern software systems often include \""old\"" software and \""historical\"" programming techniques. This work looks at software history through specific software areas to develop student-consumable practices, design principles, lessons learned, and trends useful in current and future software design. It also exposes key areas that are widely used in modern software, yet infrequently taught in computing programs. Written as a textbook, this book uses specific cases from the past and present to expl.