Past, Present, and Future
Title
John R. Rice
Why Math Software?
Mathematical Software
( some of ) John’s Themes
Outline
Math Software Past
1950s ... Dark Ages
1960s … Beginnings
1970 … Community Emerges
1970s … Software Emerges
ELLPACK (1975-85)
PPT Slide
1980s … Maturing
1980s … Increased Access
1990s … Expanding Impact
1990s … Expanding Vision
Math Software Present
Commoditization
Recipes Phenomenon
Increasing Complexity
Tower of Babel
Era of Self-Publishing
Math Software Future
ACM TOMS
ACM Digital Library
Distributed SW Services
From Libraries to PSEs
Ultimate Outcomes
Summary
Email: boisvert@nist.gov
Home Page: http://math.nist.gov/~RBoisvert/
Other information: Presented at the International Symposium on Computational Science, Purdue University, May 22, 1999, in honor of John Rice's 65th birthday.