Where's the Theory for Software Engineering?

Johnson, Pontus; Ekstedt, Mathias; Jacobson, Ivar

doi:10.1109/ms.2012.127

Cited by 119Software Engineering Techniques and PracticesAdvanced Software Engineering MethodologiesSoftware Engineering Research

Where's the Theory for Software Engineering?

Johnson, Pontus, Ekstedt, Mathias, Jacobson, Ivar·2012·IEEE Software

DOI 10.1109/ms.2012.127

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Darwin's theory of natural selection, Maxwell's equations, the theory of demand and supply; almost all established academic disciplines place great emphasis on what their core theory is. This is not, however, the case in software engineering. What is the reason behind the software engineering community's apparent indifference to a concept that is so important to so many others?

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Authors: Johnson, P., Ekstedt, M., & Jacobson, I.
Affiliations: KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Peking University (CN)
ORCID: Johnson, Pontus
Ekstedt, Mathias
Venue: IEEE Software
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published: 2012-09
Volume: 29
Issue: 5
Pages: 96-96
ISSN: 0740-7459 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1109/ms.2012.127
OpenAlex: W1996503548
Cited by: 119
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 47.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplorehelp/downloads/license-information/IEEE.html (vor)
Locations: IEEE Software (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Research
Keywords: software engineering theory, disciplinary foundations, software engineering discipline, theory versus practice

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