What is Software engineering?
the application of engineering to the development of software
When were Languages like fortran and COBOL released?
1950s
How were the instructions to make the first digital computers operate implimented?
they were wired into the machine.
Was the term Software Engineer used as early as 1968?
yes
What did practitioners come up with to deal with the insturctions being wired into the machine not being practical?
stored program architecture
Did this create a division between hardware and software?
yes
In 1972 what did David Pamas introduce?
concept of modularity and information hiding
Who sponsored the first Software engineering conference?
NATO
And who attended that conference?
international experts on software
Who wrote the paper Go To Statement Considered Harmful?
Edsger W. Dijkstra