The Future of Software Engineering

Description

This book focuses on defining the achievements of software engineering in the past decades and showcasing visions for the future. It features a collection of articles by some of the most prominent researchers and technologists who have shaped the field: Barry Boehm, Manfred Broy, Patrick Cousot, Erich Gamma, Yuri Gurevich, Tony Hoare, Michael A. Jackson, Rustan Leino, David L. Parnas, Dieter Rombach, Joseph Sifakis, Niklaus Wirth, Pamela Zave, and Andreas Zeller. The contributed articles reflect the authors‘ individual views on what constitutes the most important issues facing software development. Both research- and technology-oriented contributions are included. The book provides at the same time a record of a symposium held at ETH Zurich on the occasion of Bertrand Meyer‘s 60th birthday. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Some Future Software Engineering Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 1-32 Seamless Method- and Model-based Software and Systems Engineering....Pages 33-47 Logical Abstract Domains and Interpretations....Pages 48-71 Design Patterns – Past, Present & Future....Pages 72-72 Evidential Authorization*....Pages 73-99 Engineering and Software Engineering....Pages 100-114 Tools and Behavioral Abstraction: A Direction for Software Engineering....Pages 115-124 Precise Documentation: The Key to Better Software....Pages 125-148 Empirically Driven Software Engineering Research....Pages 149-149 Component-based Construction of Heterogeneous Real-time Systems in BIP....Pages 150-150 Computer Science: A Historical Perspective and a Current Assessment....Pages 151-151 Internet Evolution and the Role of Software Engineering....Pages 152-172 Mining Specifications: A Roadmap....Pages 173-182 Back Matter....Pages 183-185