: The Future of Software
by Derek Leebaert and Joshua Lederberg

'Achievement only rarely simplifies,' writes Nobel geneticist Joshua Lederberg in the foreword; "usually it unveils or creates richer complexities.' In this book, Derek Leebaert and other industry insiders focus on today's pivotal problem: despite onging achievements in computer power, we have only barely begun to create the software that might turn such power into work. Each author answers the particular aspect of this question that is his or her specialty. These experts then explain how their work wil transofrm the ways we think about and use a range of technologies as we enter the third millennium. Among the topics addressed are the evolution of software from the recent past into tomorrow, the wars over standards and ownership, the promises of work-group collaboration and end-user programming, the quest for natural-intelligence capabilities, Japan's software crisis, and how these issues will reshape our lives.