• DocumentCode
    1111842
  • Title

    Making a Difference in the Software Century

  • Author

    Boehm, Barry

  • Author_Institution
    Southern California Univ., Los Angeles
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    In the 21st century, software engineers face the often formidable challenges of simultaneously dealing with rapid change, uncertainty and emergence, dependability, diversity, and interdependence, but they also have opportunities to make significant contributions that will make a difference for the better.
  • Keywords
    history; software engineering; 21st software century change; software engineering; Acceleration; Books; Business; Computer architecture; Contracts; Dinosaurs; Engineering profession; Software engineering; Software quality; Uncertainty; high-dependability computing; software engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2008.91
  • Filename
    4476221