Software Engineering

6.2 
Evolution of software technologies
The software field of study is still in its early stages of refinement. It involves a 
number of research topics that are struggling to keep pace with the advances in 
computer technology. In addition, the application areas for software technology are 
spreading rapidly into almost every facet of society, including transportation (air-
craft, ships, automobile, trucks, trains, and traffic management systems), communi-
cations, entertainment, business information processing, health care, construction, 
manufacturing, utilities, wholesale/retail, financial services (banking and invest-
ment), education, personal computing, etc. However, the advancement of program-
ming and, most importantly, techniques for designing software products has been 
overwhelmed and derailed by a growing demand for software.

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