Quote: software engineering is the multi-person construction of multi-version programs [»parnDL_1978]

Quote: multi-version programs should be easily modified, have useful subsets, and easily extended [»parnDL_1978]

Quote: programming consists of analysis and coding; these steps are not enough for large software systems [»roycWW8_1970]

Quote: a software engineer creates models of physical situations in software [»fairRE_1985]

Quote: writing programs is engineering; the engineer's job is to master the limitations of the tools available [»rabiH8_1984]

Quote: programmers should be required to use engineering practices that prevent latent execution failures [»cobbRH11_1990]

Quote: should certify software engineers for safety-critical software [»leveNG7_1993]

QuoteRef: myerW2_1978 ;;excellent review of the need for software engineering and attempts at solution. Full bibliography

Quote: use a boot camp to teach software engineering: design, schedule, requirements, iteration. interfaces, integration [»dawsR11_1997]

Quote: software is not soft; to change a system's behavior requires major reprogramming [»fishG7_1987]

Quote: basic functions form a small fraction of a software system; most is spent in the user interface, error handling, etc.; easily prioritized [»millHD_1979]

Quote: Cleanroom engineering uses teams for specification, development, and certification [»cobbRH11_1990]

Quote: Cleanroom's certification team adds an increment to previous increments and measures its MTTF with random test cases [»cobbRH11_1990]

Quote: most requirements techniques incorrectly view software development as a contract; software is now a commodity [»pottC9_1993]

Quote: software engineering will remain a craft until able to develop building-block software [»fairRE_1985]

Quote: the vanilla framework for programming is separating data from control, structured programs, data types, and data structures [»hareD1_1992]

Quote: the werewolves of one-person programs have been conquered by the vanilla framework

Quote: design hierarchically with repetitive and alternative structures; clear organization, economical, easier debugging and maintenance [»warnJD_1974]

Quote: via functional verification inspections, the IBM Wheelwriter had no software errors after 6 years; 63 Kloc of code on three processors

Quote: bound the variabilities to minimize production costs and automate software generation [»coplJ11_1998]

Quote: while programming methods help with accidental difficulties, they are only slightly better for essence-borne difficulties; some part of the method becomes painful, distasteful, and difficult [»berrDM10_2002]