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From: Barnes, Shane P [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 05:24
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Subject: FW: Brian Wichmann's talk
Deirdre:
It occurred to me that your specialist group might be
interested in this talk which Jon Hall is arranging.
Please circulate as you see fit.
Regards,
Shane Barnes
BCE Bedfordshire.
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From: Jon Hall [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: 03 March 2000 13:57
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Subject: Brian Wichmann's talk
Dear Shane,
Really good to speak with you today.
Here's Brian's abstract, as promised.
Just to reiterate: he's committed to the 4th May (*not* 8th,
as I said on the phone). The Berrill Lecture Theatre is booked - I can
investigate a smaller venue, if you think that's more appropriate - and
refreshments can be provided.
Many thanks for your enthusiastic reception - it was much
appreciated.
Best regards, Jon
>>Computer Science has failed Software Engineering
>>
>>I have worked for 35 years in computing at the National
Physical
Laboratory.
>>As an industrial research establishment, the aim has been
to undertaken
>>academically respectable research which is useful to
industry. Rather than
>>comment on NPL's achievements which is for others to
record, the talk
offers
>>an insight into the successes and failures of the past
into Software
>>Engineering.
>>
>>The huge increase in the cost-effectiveness of hardware
(around
13,000,000:1)
>>has hardly been matched with software. Indeed, in some
areas it is clear
the
>>progress has been negative!
>>
>>The topics covered includes:
>>
>>Remember Turing - coding need never be boring
>>Algol 60 - are the successors better?
>>Compiler in 6K bytes - why the megabytes?
>>Pattern recognition - hardware has bailed out software
>>Why Pascal? - and why Unix?
>>Formal methods - a solution in search of a problem
>>Testing metrics - too embarrassing to use?
>>Why Intel failed to divide
>>Microsoft's first compiler
>>Intelligent compilers - static code analysis
>>The failure of standards and competition.
>>
>>Let's learn from the past!
>>
>>Brian Wichmann.
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