{"product_id":"the-dawn-of-software-engineering-from-turing-to-dijkstra-paperback","title":"The Dawn of Software Engineering: From Turing to Dijkstra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdgar G. Daylight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eNiklaus Wirth\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729899065407,"sku":"9789491386022","price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6a2ee8076bf2d231a8157d002c4c4c9.webp?v=1765124024","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dawn-of-software-engineering-from-turing-to-dijkstra-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}