From the Editor’s Desk

This special issue contains revised manuscripts from the Methodic and Didactic Challenges of the History of Informatics (MEDICHI) workshop held at Klagenfurt University, Austria, in April 2007. The workshop focused on advancing methods and practices in applying history of computing to informatics education and research. The papers ranged from those concentrated directly on such applications, to broader historiographical and thematic examinations of computer and software history.