Software engineering: 'Wild West' or maturing discipline? A look as standarda and regulation in software engineering

摘要

Engineering Dimensions spoke recently to severalexperts in the software field to obtain their thoughts on issues atthe heart of the software debate: Is software engineering realengineering? Does the lack of standards and regulation in thesoftware field pose a risk to public safety? Is there a need fordemand-side legislation? Does the professional engineer trained asa software specialist have a unique (even essential) role to play inthe design of safety-critical software? Here's what we learned.