Science and substance: a challenge to software engineers
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Software
- Vol. 11 (4), 86-95
- https://doi.org/10.1109/52.300094
Abstract
For 25 years, software researchers have proposed improving software development and maintenance with new practices whose effectiveness is rarely, if ever, backed up by hard evidence. We suggest several ways to address the problem, and we challenge the community to invest in being more scientific.Keywords
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