Evolution of Software Development

  • Email

    Emails existence began in 1965 when MIT allowed users on time sharing mainframes to communicate.
  • Social Networking Applications

    Social Networking Applications began in 1971 when the first email was sent to another computer right next to it. An example of a social networking platform is THEGLOBE.COM in 1995. THEGLOBE gave users the freedom to personalise their online experiences by publishing their own content and interacting with others who have similar interests.
  • GUI Interface

    A graphical user interface allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather through text commands. Examples of GUIs are MP3 players, portable media players and gaming devices.
  • Creation Of VisiCalc

    1978 - Robert Frankston & Dan Bricklin invented VisiCalc. The application ran on personal computers and could perform simple math formulas. It was used in spreadsheets and other programs.
  • Presentation Software

    The first ever presentation software was released in 1979. It was called Bruno also known as HP-draw. This software was only for commercial use, but in 1982, a personal software was created for personal use and was named VCN ExecuVision. This personal software allowed the user to choose images from the users library and add it to the presentation.
  • Command Line Interface

    Named after the Macintosh apple, it was the original Macintosh, which was the first commercially successful computer to use a graphical user interface mouse.
  • Search Engines

    Search Engines
    In 1990, the first search engine to ever be created was Archie.
  • Web Browsers

    Web browsers became popular in 1994 as two main web browsers were competing for dominance in the web browser field. These two web browsers were, Microsoft and Netscape.