Title :
The Biological Half-Life of Software Engineering Ideas
Author :
Kruchten, Philippe
Author_Institution :
University of British Columbia
Abstract :
The first installment of this new column on professional development discusses how some software engineering ideas have a half-life. The author conjectures that this half-life is roughly five years, and outlines the need for software engineers to thus stay abreast of new technologies.
Keywords :
Accreditation; Biology computing; Books; Certification; Computer science education; Engineering profession; Programming; Software architecture; Software engineering; Software standards; professional development; software careers; software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2008.127
