Grady Booch reads his IEEE Software column On Computing, discussing the impact of computing on humanity. http://www.computer.org/oncomputing Copyright ©2015, IEEE, Inc. All rights reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:43:02 -0700 avmedia@computer.org Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:19:33 -0700 webmaster@computer.org FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com On Computing Grady Booch reads his IEEE Software column On Computing, discussing the impact of computing on humanity. IEEE Computer Society IEEE Comptuer Society avmedia@computer.org computing, society, history, future, implications, human experience no no http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/OnComputing_Icon-300x300.jpg http://www.computer.org/oncomputing 300 300 Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the creation stories and myths of computing. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's November/December 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/06/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-027-p.mp3 Friday, 32 March 2017 2:00:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the creation stories and myths of computing. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's November/December 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/06/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 9:41 Grady Booch storytelling, history of computing; development, software development, software engineering, creation myths, mythology, computer games no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the journey to understand the theories, mechanisms, and algorithms that discern and define funny. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's September/October 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/05/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-026-p.mp3 Monday, 8 August 2016 12:29:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the journey to understand the theories, mechanisms, and algorithms that discern and define funny. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's September/October 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/05/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 9:54 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, systems of systems no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the way to disrupt an industry is to question the fundamental, sacred assumptions on which that industry is founded, then journey along the path of the possible. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's July/August 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/04/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-025-p.mp3 Tuesday, 28 June 2016 03:10:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the way to disrupt an industry is to question the fundamental, sacred assumptions on which that industry is founded, then journey along the path of the possible. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's July/August 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/04/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 9:53 Grady Booch disruption, software engineering, human experience, computing no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the next generation of software-intensive systems will be taught instead of programmed. This poses considerable pragmatic challenges in how we develop, deliver, and evolve them. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's May/June 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/03/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-024-p.mp3 Friday, 15 April 2016 03:10:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the next generation of software-intensive systems will be taught instead of programmed. This poses considerable pragmatic challenges in how we develop, deliver, and evolve them. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's May/June 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/03/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 9:32 Grady Booch software engineering, deep learning, development tools, ethics, software development no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how different ages of humanity have required different modes of thinking. We have progressed from the Cognitive Revolution to the Agricultural Revolution to the Industrial Revolution and now find ourselves in the Computational Revolution. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's March/April 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/02/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-023-p.mp3 Tues, 1 March 2016 03:33:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how different ages of humanity have required different modes of thinking. We have progressed from the Cognitive Revolution to the Agricultural Revolution to the Industrial Revolution and now find ourselves in the Computational Revolution. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's March/April 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/02/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 8:33 Grady Booch computational thinking, history, science, software engineering no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how although we live in a world of unprecedented complexity and astonishing possibility, we should never forget our past, for those who came before us in computing enabled those possibilities. From IEEE Software's January/February 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/01/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-022-p.mp3 Wed, 3 February 2015 11:00:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how although we live in a world of unprecedented complexity and astonishing possibility, we should never forget our past, for those who came before us in computing enabled those possibilities. From IEEE Software's January/February 2016 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2016/01/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 9:10 Grady Booch history, Alan Turing, Bletchley Park, Tommy Flowers, Grace Hopper, history of computing, women in computing no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses why he rejects fears that machines with superintelligent computing powers will eventually spell the end of humanity. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-021-p.mp3 Tues, 3 November 2015 2:00:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses why he rejects fears that machines with superintelligent computing powers will eventually spell the end of humanity. 9:06 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, artificial intelligence, future, singularity no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the story of computing is the story of humanity. This is a story of ambition, invention, creativity, vision, avarice, and serendipity, powered by a refusal to accept the limits of our bodies and minds. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-020-p.mp3 Thurs, 13 August 2015 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how the story of computing is the story of humanity. This is a story of ambition, invention, creativity, vision, avarice, and serendipity, powered by a refusal to accept the limits of our bodies and minds. 8:44 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, history, future no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how developing software-intensive systems is like many other things, but it’s also like no other thing. And for the general public, how software is made remains a mystery. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's July/August 2015 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2015/04/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-019-p.mp3 Fri, 12 June 2015 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how developing software-intensive systems is like many other things, but it’s also like no other thing. And for the general public, how software is made remains a mystery. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's July/August 2015 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2015/04/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 10:41 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, history no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how computing amplifies the actions of governments, but can also temper its behavior by enabling mechanisms for private communication as well as for open and transparent communication by the people of a nation. Similarly, governments can help focus the artifacts of computing to the health and happiness of its citizens, but temper it as well. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's May/June 2015 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2015/03/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-018-p.mp3 Fri, 12 June 2015 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how computing amplifies the actions of governments, but can also temper its behavior by enabling mechanisms for private communication as well as for open and transparent communication by the people of a nation. Similarly, governments can help focus the artifacts of computing to the health and happiness of its citizens, but temper it as well. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. From IEEE Software's May/June 2015 issue: http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/so/2015/03/index.html. Visit IEEE Software: http://www.computer.org/software. 10:19 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, government, privacy, security no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how we must come to grips with a number of practical and ethical conundrums as machines of our own creation become our companions, helpmates, and servants. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-017-p.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how we must come to grips with a number of practical and ethical conundrums as machines of our own creation become our companions, helpmates, and servants. Subscribe to the On Computing podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ieee-softwares-on-computing. 10:14 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, history, society, professional development no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how parallels exist between the Industrial Revolution and our current computing revolution regarding risk, transparency, and responsibility. Grady then examines some of these parallels, their implications for society, and individual developer's responsibilities. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-016-p.mp3 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how parallels exist between the Industrial Revolution and our current computing revolution regarding risk, transparency, and responsibility. Grady then examines some of these parallels, their implications for society, and individual developer's responsibilities. 11:10 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, history, society, professional development no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how even in the face of the tumultuous changes brought about by computing, the threads that define our very humanity still persist and bring a poignant texture to a fully digital life. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-015-p.mp3 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 9:40:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how even in the face of the tumultuous changes brought about by computing, the threads that define our very humanity still persist and bring a poignant texture to a fully digital life. 10:09 Grady Booch software engineering, computing, commerce, architecture, history no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how much a functioning member of society today should know about computing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-014-p.mp3 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:19:33 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how much a functioning member of society today should know about computing. 10:23 Grady Booch software engineering, computational thinking, programming, knowledge, information, history, coding, code no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the big questions whose answers shape the systems with which we engage. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-013-p.mp3 Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:16:21 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses the big questions whose answers shape the systems with which we engage. 10:01 Grady Booch software engineering, developer, architect, analyst, user, human no no Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how from the inside of a software-intensive system, there are many different styles of implementation, each with its own subtle characteristics. From the outside, it all looks the same: it’s completely invisible. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-012-p.mp3 Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:27:00 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Author Grady Booch provides an audio recording of his On Computing column, in which he discusses how from the inside of a software-intensive system, there are many different styles of implementation, each with its own subtle characteristics. From the outside, it all looks the same: it’s completely invisible. 10:20 Grady Booch software-intensive system, education, aerospace systems, grady booch, ibm, fellow, uml, on computing, software, computer, ieee, computer society no no Storytelling involves weaving abstractions about fundamental truths regarding the world and the human experience to entertain and educate. When it comes to movies and television, producers and directors often make computer technology look like magic. It doesn't have to be that way. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-011-p.mp3 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:03:44 -0800 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Storytelling involves weaving abstractions about fundamental truths regarding the world and the human experience to entertain and educate. When it comes to movies and television, producers and directors often make computer technology look like magic. It doesn't have to be that way. 9:47 Grady Booch computing, media, movies, television, entertainment, grady booch no no Every line of code represents a moral decision; every bit of data collected, analyzed, and visualized has moral implications. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-010-p.mp3 Fri, 6 Dec 2013 13:47:34 -0800 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Every line of code represents a moral decision; every bit of data collected, analyzed, and visualized has moral implications. 10:21 Grady Booch big data, ethics, morality, grady booch no no No matter your individual position on the matter, faith is a powerful element of the human experience. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that computing intersects with the story of belief in many ways. Here, we explore computing as a medium for faith, as a ritual space, and as a technology that itself raises certain metaphysical issues. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-009-p.mp3 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:53:28 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing No matter your individual position on the matter, faith is a powerful element of the human experience. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that computing intersects with the story of belief in many ways. Here, we explore computing as a medium for faith, as a ritual space, and as a technology that itself raises certain metaphysical issues. 10:10 Grady Booch faith, belief, spirituality, computing, software, development, grady booch, ibm, fellow, uml, on computing no no There are three things that future generations may never experience: the smell of books, the sound of a computer, and the sanctuary of privacy. These human considerations are all unintended consequences of computing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-008-p.mp3 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:53:52 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing There are three things that future generations may never experience: the smell of books, the sound of a computer, and the sanctuary of privacy. These human considerations are all unintended consequences of computing. 8:52 Grady Booch grady booch, ibm, fellow, uml, on computing, software, unintended consequences, computer, ieee, computer society, software no no Grady Booch peers behind the curtain of computing into the mystery behind software-intensive systems. To some, such systems look like magic; to most, the inner workings are irrelevant insofar that they simply work. To those of us behind the curtain, however, we know that such systems are filled with chaos, regularity, and beauty. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-007-p.mp3 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:10:54 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Grady Booch peers behind the curtain of computing into the mystery behind software-intensive systems. To some, such systems look like magic; to most, the inner workings are irrelevant insofar that they simply work. To those of us behind the curtain, however, we know that such systems are filled with chaos, regularity, and beauty. 8:18 Grady Booch software-intensive system, mystery, education, discovery, fundamentals no no On the one hand, we seek to build software-intensive systems that are innovative, elegant, and supremely useful. On the other hand, computing technology as a thing unto itself is not the place of enduring value, and therefore, as computing fills the spaces of our world, it becomes boring. And that’s a very good and desirable thing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-006-p.mp3 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:01:01 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing On the one hand, we seek to build software-intensive systems that are innovative, elegant, and supremely useful. On the other hand, computing technology as a thing unto itself is not the place of enduring value, and therefore, as computing fills the spaces of our world, it becomes boring. And that’s a very good and desirable thing. 10:31 Grady Booch software, complexity, refactoring, human computer interaction, intentional computing, Grady Booch no no The subject of the computability of the mind introduces complex philosophical, ethical, and technical issues. That aside, this topic draws us in to the nature of algorithms. We are surrounded by algorithms; much of the history of computing is also the history of the advance of algorithms. For the public, algorithms are part of computing’s self-made mystery, but to understand their nature is an important part of computational thinking. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-005-p.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:37:03 -0800 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing The subject of the computability of the mind introduces complex philosophical, ethical, and technical issues. That aside, this topic draws us in to the nature of algorithms. We are surrounded by algorithms; much of the history of computing is also the history of the advance of algorithms. For the public, algorithms are part of computing’s self-made mystery, but to understand their nature is an important part of computational thinking. 11:26 Grady Booch algorithm, philosophy of mind, computability, computational thinking, Grady Booch no no Computing is transforming every aspect of the human experience. As creators of this technology, what obligations do we have to the general public, for whom we make the complex machinery of computing increasingly invisible? http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-004-p.mp3 Fri, 7 Dec 2012 17:19:40 -0800 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Computing is transforming every aspect of the human experience. As creators of this technology, what obligations do we have to the general public, for whom we make the complex machinery of computing increasingly invisible? 9:38 Grady Booch computing, public, invisible thread, Grady Booch no no Computing was once a companion to conflict; computing is now an instrument of war; computing is becoming a theater of war. Along the way, conflict has shaped computing, and computing has changed the nature of warfare. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-003-p.mp3 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:11:04 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Computing was once a companion to conflict; computing is now an instrument of war; computing is becoming a theater of war. Along the way, conflict has shaped computing, and computing has changed the nature of warfare. 10:48 Grady Booch computing, conflict, war, ethics, On Computing, Grady Booch no no Computing has transformed humanity in ways that we have only begun to metabolize. Computing amplifies what we celebrate most about being human, but it also has the capacity to magnify that which we mourn. Exploring the story of computing has value, for an educated populace is far more able to reconcile its past, reason about its present, and be intentional about its future. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-002-p.mp3 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:46:16 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Computing has transformed humanity in ways that we have only begun to metabolize. Computing amplifies what we celebrate most about being human, but it also has the capacity to magnify that which we mourn. Exploring the story of computing has value, for an educated populace is far more able to reconcile its past, reason about its present, and be intentional about its future. 9:37 Grady Booch human experience, computing,society, history, future, implications, Grady Booch no no Grady Booch introduces listeners of On Architecture to his new podcast, On Computing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/oncomputing Technology: Software http://media.computer.org/sponsored/podcast/oncomputing/oncomp-001-p.mp3 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:03:49 -0700 IEEE Software's "On Computing" with Grady Booch On Computing Grady Booch introduces listeners of On Architecture to his new podcast, On Computing. 4:48 Grady Booch On Computing, Grady Booch no no