"We are as much moving into a software age as we moved into an iron age"
- Whitfield Diffie
About this Quote
This quote by Whitfield Diffie is describing the fact that we are transitioning from an age of physical objects to an age of digital objects. Just as the Iron Age was an amount of time when iron was used to produce tools and weapons, the Software Age is a time period when software is utilized to produce tools and services. This shift is being driven by the increasing accessibility of powerful computer systems and the internet, which have actually enabled us to develop and access digital items and services. This shift has actually had an extensive impact on the way we live, work, and engage with each other. We are now able to access info and services from throughout the world, and to collaborate with people from all over the world. We are likewise able to automate a number of our everyday jobs, which has made our lives much easier and more effective. The Software Age is an amazing time, and it is only just beginning.
This quote is written / told by Whitfield Diffie somewhere between June 5, 1944 and today. He was a famous Scientist from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Technology. The author also have 11 other quotes.
"Well, user feedback was excellent. Even when the software didn't work at all, there were few people who were avid users, and there were people who were just sending excellent feedback and excellent ideas"
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
"I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software"
"When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver"
"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born"
"The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof"
