David, It can be argued that software engineering can only advance towards being an engineering discipline by moving away from its current dependency upon advocacy and analysis, and by employing more systematic empirically-based approaches to developing an understanding of what works, why and under what conditions? This view is one that complements the overall ICSE theme
It can be argued? Where's your spirit? You should have said something along the lines of: "The only way academic software engineering will be taken seriously by industry is if proposed theories and models are based on experimentally verified results..." An interesting choice of title. What is a shorter term for "non-evidence based software engineering"? Religion? derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([email protected]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
