The Relevance of the Software Pioneers for sd&m

Abstract

“New trends are often nothing more than the bad memory of posterity.” This is not oniy true of fashion, but also of software. The study of history, especially the history of science and technology, is interesting in itself, but not enough so to justify the high costs of an sd&m conference, which brings together about 1200 employees and guests of our company for two days — the topic of such a conference must certainly have relevance to our daily work. So the question is, does an exploration of the software pioneers’ achievements have anything to do with our daily practice at sd&m? The answer is a resounding yes. This overview demonstrates that these pioneers not only have made key academic contributions, but also have brought about enormous practical applications.