• DocumentCode
    1359088
  • Title

    Planning the software industrial revolution

  • Author

    Cox, Brad J.

  • Author_Institution
    Stepstone Corp., Sandy Hook, CT, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    The author traces the US history of invention and technology transfer from the 1700s to the present and asks whether software development can stop being a process-centered cottage industry by the application of interchangeable parts technology. He maintains that a revolution is needed to accomplish this and outlines the steps of such a revolution. The author clarifies the meaning of object oriented, discusses the value rigidity trap, and provides a commercial example of the approach that he advocates.<>
  • Keywords
    object-oriented programming; software engineering; technology transfer; US history; interchangeable parts technology; invention; object oriented; process-centered cottage industry; software development; software industrial revolution; technology transfer; value rigidity; Application software; Assembly; Computer industry; Costs; Process planning; Programming profession; Software measurement; Software quality; Software reusability; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.60587
  • Filename
    60587