Professional Software Computer-assisted software development, design, and manufacturing systems (CAS, CAD, and CAM) are perhaps the best-known examples of professional software.

Software is a messy business. Last March the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation publicly abandoned a $170 million software overhaul because of unforeseen technical problems.

How To Become a Software Engineer Multiple paths can prepare you for becoming a software engineer. Explore what you can do—and what you need to do—below. Earn a Degree and/or Complete a ...

In fact, software engineering has grown so fast in the last several decades that it has become tightly connected with all other areas of computer science (e.g., artificial intelligence, parallel ...