Monthly Archives: March 2010
SEMAT and the definition of software engineering
Tom Gilb proposed a definition of software engineering as “Software engineering is the discipline of making software systems deliver the required value to all stakeholders.” This is a seductive definition but when we start to unpick it, we run into … Continue reading
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The SWEBOK fallacy
There seem to be a significant number of people in the software engineering community, especially in the US, who believe that a ‘body of knowledge’ for software engineers can be (a) defined (b) agreed and (c) made a requirement for … Continue reading
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The Rise and Fall of the Chaos Report Figures
J.L. Eveleens and C. Verhoef, IEEE Software, 27 (1), Jan-Feb 2010 This is an article that analyses the frequently cited Standish reports that state how many SE projects have failed and generally present software engineering to be in a bad … Continue reading
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