Title :
Planning the software industrial revolution
Author_Institution :
Stepstone Corp., Sandy Hook, CT, USA
Abstract :
The author traces the US history of invention and technology transfer from the 1700s to the present and asks whether software development can stop being a process-centered cottage industry by the application of interchangeable parts technology. He maintains that a revolution is needed to accomplish this and outlines the steps of such a revolution. The author clarifies the meaning of object oriented, discusses the value rigidity trap, and provides a commercial example of the approach that he advocates.<>
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; software engineering; technology transfer; US history; interchangeable parts technology; invention; object oriented; process-centered cottage industry; software development; software industrial revolution; technology transfer; value rigidity; Application software; Assembly; Computer industry; Costs; Process planning; Programming profession; Software measurement; Software quality; Software reusability; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
