Conclusions: Visible Technicians
Conclusions: Visible Technicians
This concluding chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the history of the computer revolution and the emergence of computer programmers. It highlights the continued existence of a seemingly perpetual crisis in what is generally considered to be one of the most successful and profitable industries of all time and the persistence of the rhetoric of crisis in an industry characterized by rapid change and innovation. It also considers the concept of adaptive maintenance which captures neatly what has been referred to throughout recent history as the heterogeneous nature of software.
Keywords: computer revolution, computer programmers, rhetoric of crisis, adaptive maintenance, software, change and innovation
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