Before revision: 1945 to 1965: The origins Putative origins for the term software engineering include a 1965 letter from ACM president Anthony Oettinger, lectures by Douglas T. Ross at MIT in the 1950s .
After revision: 1945 to 1965: The origins Early usages for the term software engineering include a 1965 letter from ACM president Anthony Oettinger, lectures by Douglas T Ross at MIT in the 1950s .