Software Applications and Software Culture

Abstract

As civilization plunged into software and eventually grew coated over generations, society inevitably ran to the “every body” can use age. At that stage of development, software drew closer to mankind. Industries called for software applications to handle their data, leading to an elephantine production of database management systems in the 1970s. Later in the 80s, following the advancement in hardware, software amplified its scope into a network of disciplines such agriculture where it made possible outcome prediction and the medical sector, where software applications monitored medical equipment. Meanwhile software applications engulfed the entertainment market with virtual and augmented reality, the Internet and Mobile applications furnished completeness of services. As of emerging industries involving Space, Scientific Exploration, New energy, Internet of Things and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle areas, software applications provided ways of accelerated explorations and analysis, together with advanced data transformation and interpretation. Currently as we are writing this book, a lot of software simulation and exploration is taking place in the software industry. They are carried out in an attempt to visualize future opportunities. As mankind constantly receives threads from its environment and nature, it has been endlessly seeking for the next station. From these examples of software application, readers will have a better understanding of software culture. This chapter discusses the relationship between software applications and software culture from two aspects: software applications in traditional and emerging industries.