[SystemSafety] Educating the Postmodern Systems Engineer

[Les Chambers]

Derek

RE: > I have always found the SWEBOK Guide to be a very odd document.

You are breaking new ontological ground here. 'ODD' as a new defect class? 
Fagan would be excited! Though to be welcomed into the software engineering 
canon it will need a little more definition. Can you identify sample SWEBOK 
text that fits your ODD classification?

Further, taking Plato's bird's-eye view ...

>From the SWEBOK Foreword:
"Its objectives include the provision of guidance for learners, researchers, 
and practitioners to identify and share a common understanding of “generally 
accepted knowledge” in software engineering, defining the boundary between 
software engineering and related disciplines, and providing a foundation for 
certifications and educational curricula."

Q1: Do you feel this is a righteous mission?
Q2: If yes how do you think the SWEBOK could be improved?

Les

> Steve,
> 
>  > First, I am pulling the “description” of Software Engineering from 
the soon-to-be-released version 4 of the “Guide to 
> the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge” (aka “SWEBOK Guide” v4). 
The final publication version should be out in 
> October or November (fingers crossed) but you can find the public review 
draft here:
> > 
> > https://waseda.app.box.com/s/r1j1mavf3glhtf6qh5j0xxdeb4uaws5h
> 
> Thanks for this link.
> 
> I have always found the SWEBOK Guide to be a very odd document.
> 
> It started out as essential a compendium of terms, and has gradually
> accumulated a collection of software related phrases, opinions,
> and the briefest of examples.
> 
> It's not so much a body a knowledge as a body of snippets to
> throw into a conversation to appear to know something about
> software engineering.
> 
> -- 
> Derek M. Jones           Evidence-based software engineering
> blog:https://shape-of-code.com
> 
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