Beginning in the 1960s, software engineering was seen as its own type of engineering. Additionally, the development of software engineering was seen as a struggle. It was difficult to keep up with the hardware which caused many problems for software engineers.
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Send feedbackProblems included software that was over budget, exceeded deadlines, required extensive de-bugging and maintenance
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Send feedbackThe origins of the term "software engineering" have been attributed to various sources
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Send feedbackThe term "software engineering" appeared in a list of services offered by companies in the June 1965 issue of COMPUTERS and AUTOMATION and was used more formally in the August 1966 issue of Communications of the ACM (Volume 9, number 8) “letter to the ACM membership” by the ACM President Anthony A. Oettinge
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Send feedbackAt the time there was perceived to be a "software crisis
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