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Instructions a computer can execute

Software (SW) consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: SoftwareA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Software update: The ORCA program system—Version 5.0Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction NetworksCited 47,789 times
  5. Go sideways: Source codeA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Operating systemA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

Noun The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.

Noun Recorded music content, as opposed to the hardware necessary for reproducing it.

Noun Soft goods, such as textiles.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Types
  3. Development and maintenance
  4. Quality and security
  5. Encoding and execution
  6. Legal issues
  7. Impact

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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