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What is software development? An art? Craft? Trade? Occupation?… Part 3

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Scali

In the previous two parts we have seen that software development is a very large collection of technologies and methodologies, and an area that has been in constant development since the advent of computers. However, even though every few years … Continue reading →

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What is software development? An art? Craft? Trade? Occupation?… Part 2

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Scali

Software Engineering seemed like a good idea at the time, and the analogy was further extended to Software Architecture around the 1990s, by first designing a high-level abstraction of the complex system, trying to reduce the complexity and risks, and … Continue reading →

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What is software development? An art? Craft? Trade? Occupation?… Part 1

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Scali

From very early on, I noticed that although some of my friends in school had computers as well, they didn’t all use them for the same things. Some just liked to game on them. Others also liked to do their … Continue reading →

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