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From: philbo@dhw68k.cts.com (Phil Lindsay)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: Software Engineering (was Re: Documenting OO Systems)
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.074342.7844@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 24 Apr 91 07:43:42 GMT
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>Software engineering is the application of sound engineering principles and
>engineering rigor and discipline to the development of software. Anyone who
>doesn't consider him or herself to be a software engineer is playing with toy
>software and should keep right away from any software that my life or
>fortunes may have to depend on - aerospace applications, medical applications,
>financial applications, defense applications etc.
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>David C. Hanslip                              E-mail: dch@aeg.dsto.oz.au
>Aeronautical Research Laboratory              Phone: +61 8 259 5792
>DSTO Salisbury, South Australia               Fax: +61 8 259 5507

I hope Mr. Hanslip can elaborate on what "sound engineering principles" 
are in respect to Computer Science. Why must software metrics be tied
to something called "software engineering?"  David's remarks seem a
little egocentric and presumptuous; I hope this is not the norm for 
people who choose to call themselves "software engineers."
Most people would like to see software development legitimatized.  The
industry is using the term "software engineering" for this means.
The truth is that there is no such thing as "software engineering."
Of course, when there is money to be made and people to 
impress...Anything is possible.

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Phil Lindsay - "Patents threaten future technology"
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