Further Reading

The following references build on the ideas we have covered in this book.

A Computer Called LEO, Georgina Ferry, London: Fourth Estate, 2003

A Computer Called LEO is a historical record of how one of the first computers was developed. The LEO computer was developed to perform the accountancy calculations for the Lyons Tea Shop’s receipts. This book explains the decisions and dilemmas of creating a bespoke computer rather than buying one from a computer manufacturer.

Patterns of Information Management, Mandy Chessell and Harald Smith, IBM Press, 2013, ISBN 0-13-315550-1

Patterns of Information Management is a book of patterns that cover how information is processed and shared between systems. This covers service-oriented interfaces, ...

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