The Dawn of Software Engineering - From Turing to Dijkstra (Paperback)

Contrary to what many believe, Alan Turing is not the father of the all-purpose computer. Engineers were, independently of Turing, already building such machines during World War II. Turing's influence was felt more in programming after his death than in computer building during his lifetime. The first person to receive a Turing award was a programmer, not a computer builder. Logicians and programmers recast Turing's notions of machine and universality. Gradually, these recast notions helped programmers to see the bigger picture of what they were accomplishing. Later, problems unsolvable with a computer influenced experienced programmers, including Edsger W. Dijkstra. Dijkstra's pioneering work shows that both unsolvability and aesthetics have practical relevance in software engineering. But to what extent did Dijkstra and others depend on Turing's accomplishments? This book presents a revealing synthesis for the modern software engineer and, by doing so, deromanticizes Turing's role in the history of computing.

General

Imprint:	Lonely Scholar
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	Edgar G Daylight
Contributors:	Tony Hoare • Niklaus Wirth
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-9491386022
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Software engineering Promotions
LSN:	9491386026
Barcode:	9789491386022

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