Software geography: Physical and economic aspects

VR Pratt - International Conference on Current Trends in Theory …, 2001 - Springer
International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer …, 2001Springer
To the metaphors of software engineering and software physics can be added that of
software geography. We examine the physical and economic aspects of the Software
Glacier (once an innocent bubbling brook, now a vast frozen mass of applications
imperceptibly shaping both the Hardware Shelf below and User City above), Quantum
Planet (colonization of which could be fruitful if and when it becomes practical), and
Concurrency Frontier (an inaccessible land with rich resources that we project will be …
Abstract
To the metaphors of software engineering and software physics can be added that of software geography. We examine the physical and economic aspects of the Software Glacier (once an innocent bubbling brook, now a vast frozen mass of applications imperceptibly shaping both the Hardware Shelf below and User City above), Quantum Planet (colonization of which could be fruitful if and when it becomes practical), and Concurrency Frontier (an inaccessible land with rich resources that we project will be exploited to profound economic effect during the next half-century).
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