text_combined: jim whitehead ejwcseucscedu academic discipline software engineering launched conference sponsored nato garmisch germany october 1968 intriguingly term software engineering chosen deliberately provocative cant software developed rigor used engineering disciplines proceedings conference available online httpwwwcsnclacukoldpeoplebrianrandellhomeformalnatoindexhtml also dont miss pictures attendees including many significant contributors field software engineering httpwwwcsnclacukoldpeoplebrianrandellhomeformalnaton1968inde xhtml jim tue 8 oct 2002 135358 0700 origins software engineering