On the cognitive informatics foundations of software engineering

Author

Wang, Yingxu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada

fYear

2004

fDate

16-17 Aug. 2004

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

31

Abstract

Software is the object of study in software engineering and computer science. Software is an intellectual artifact that provides a solution for a repeatable computer application, which enables existing tasks to be done easier, faster, and smarter, or which provides innovative applications for the industries and daily life. This paper attempts to explore the basic characteristics of software and to search the informatics and cognitive foundations of software in supplement to theories of computer science. In this paper, the nature of software is characterized by its informatics, behavioral, mathematical, and cognitive properties. Then, the cognitive informatics foundations of software engineering are developed on the basis of the informatics laws of software and software engineering psychology.

Keywords

cognition; computer science; psychology; software engineering; behavioral properties; cognitive informatics; cognitive model; cognitive properties; computer science theories; informatics laws; informatics properties; intellectual artifact; mathematical properties; programming psychology; software engineering cognitive foundations; software engineering psychology; Cognitive informatics; Computer aided instruction; Computer industry; Computer science; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing industries; Psychology; Quality assurance; Software engineering; Software measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cognitive Informatics, 2004. Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2190-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COGINF.2004.1327456

Filename

1327456