NDLI: In Search of a Unified Theory of Software Engineering

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Johnson, P. Ekstedt, M.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm (Johnson, P.; Ekstedt, M.)
Abstract	Highly successful scientific disciplines have at least one common denominator; they have developed unified theories that span a large set of phenomena within the discipline. The discipline of software engineering today features a multitude of disparate and fragmented micro-theories. Among these micro-theories, many speak of different things, many speak differently of similar things, and few can be employed consistently together. Since these micro-theories are so numerous and diverse, software engineering also lacks a common vocabulary for communication and argumentation. There are no real rules for separating sound arguments from unsound ones. This article argues that the search for a single unified theory of software engineering is both viable and desirable, hi order to do so, requirements for such a unified theory are outlined. Then three well-known software engineering theories that could constitute embryos to unified theories are considered in the light of the presented requirements.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	1
File Size	250271
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769529372
DOI	10.1109/ICSEA.2007.43
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-08-25
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software engineering Vocabulary Embryo Physics Sections Atomic measurements Organisms Chemical elements Cognition Humans
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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