The history of computers, software, and information technology. Each day of the year contains a historical reference to the people, inventions, and events that define the remarkable evolution of computers in our society. Educational and motivational.
James Martin develops the Rapid Application Development approach for software development during the 1980s at IBM. RAD involves iterative development, the construction of prototypes, and the use of computer-aided software engineering tools. The method comes in response to methodologies where applications development takes so long that requirements change before the system is complete, often resulting in unusable systems.