Q: How did you end up in Computer Science?

A: I took a course about computers at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia around 1965 and never looked back.

Q: You’ve consistently taught the Introduction to Software Engineering course. How has the course evolved? What about the students?

A: Actually I taught the courses that kept getting split into separate courses and eventually yielded the current “Introduction to Software Engineering” course (CS101, CS190, CS132, CS32).

The course itself has evolved as the field has evolved. Today’s projects are larger and more complex, involving significantly more graphics and typically involving ...