Ivar Jacobson on the Essence of Software Engineering

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 1:22 p.m.

b'This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences.\\n\\nIn this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke Ivar Jacobson about his work defining the essence of software engineering.\\n\\nWhy listen to this podcast:\\n\\n\\u2022\\tMethod prisons capture mean that the practices of different methods are not seen as complimentary and mixing approaches is very hard\\n\\u2022\\tMost large organisations have adopted many methods created by many different gurus which often results in chaos and misunderstanding across groups are trying to achieve the same outcomes with different approaches\\n\\u2022\\tSoftware development is the largest expense in today\\u2019s economy \\u2013 globally organisations spend more money on software than any other aspect of their business\\n\\u2022\\tUsing the Essence language methods can be described using a common taxonomy and this enables bringing ideas from multiple approaches together in a way that enables them to be adapted to a specific context\\n\\u2022\\tThe kernel of software engineering is true irrespective of which languages or tools you use\\n\\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2OQEi2s\\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\\n\\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2OQEi2s'