Professional Design
Looking at software from a design perspective can significantly benefit both our understanding of what works in software design and our approach to tools and practices. The special issue is based on work from an NSF-funded workshop on "Studying Professional Software Design," in which participants analyzed the same professional design sessions from different analytic perspectives. It points to what's critically needed to drive this research: empirically grounded dialogues between researchers and practitioners. More »
Algorithms for Today's Practitioner
Enormous advances in computing power and programming environments have obscured the importance of algorithms, one of the foundational pillars of software engineering. Today's university curricula often reinforce the popular belief that algorithms need not be at the core of a software engineer's education. The effects of this neglect are evident everywhere in needlessly inefficient industrial applications. The study of algorithms must regain its rightful place of central importance in the everyday work of today's practitioner. More »
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To Pay or Not to Pay Technical Debt
Pragmatic architects approach technical debt — when to incur it, and whether, when, and how to retire it — from a strictly business perspective. Read full article »
All Late Projects Are the Same
What's really wrong with software folks is that they're continually beating themselves up for something that's somebody else's fault. Read full article »
A Survey on Open Source Software Trustworthiness
What makes companies adopt or reject open source software components or products? This survey points to the specific trust factors involved. Read full article »
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