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Martin Thompson, proprietor of the blog Mechanical Sympathy, founder of the LMAX disruptor open source project, and a consultant and frequent speaker on high performance computing talks with Robert about computer program performance. Martin explains the meaning of the term “mechanical sympathy,” der...
Variability and Reproducibility in Software Engineering: Study of Companies that Built Same System
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Abstract: "The scientific study of a phenomenon requires it to be reproducible. Mature engineering industries are recognized by projects and products that are, to some extent, reproducible. Yet, reproducibility in software engineering (SE) has not been investigated thoroughly, despite the fact that ...
Most people agree that having a whiteboard during a meeting, or having diagrams & charts in a paper is better than not - but I don't see a lot of discussion about what makes a great diagram / architectural sketch / etc.
If reading is the way to become a better writer, I assume that looking at exa...
Hi fellow lobsters, I am a first-year Ph.D. student in Operation Research looking for research topics. I am always interested in building software, so I would like to work in the context of software engineering. As experienced programmers, can you share some open problems in software that can potent...