This episode looks at the origin of design patterns in software, their development, and the limited exposure many software engineers have to the idea. The episode is supported by members of the Chiron Codex Patreon (use this gift link for your first … Continue reading →

This episode discusses the final section of the 1969 software engineering techniques conference report…eventually, after discussing how statistics does or doesn’t work. I also reflect on both conferences, and what it means that the experts in 1968-1969 told us how … Continue reading →

This episode continues a review of the 1969 conference on software engineering techniques looking at software adaptability, large software projects, and software engineering education. The episode is supported by members of the Chiron Codex Patreon (use this gift link for your first … Continue reading →

This episode is the first to discuss the 1969 NATO conference on Software Engineering Techniques. We find out that there isn’t a NATO-sponsored international institute of software engineering, though only a little about why; that computer scientists and software engineers … Continue reading →

This episode reaches the end of the 1968 conference, discussing Alan Perlis’s keynote address and submitted papers by Doug McIlroy, Edgser Dijkstra, and more. I summarise the impact of the conference on software engineering, and get ready to investigate the … Continue reading →

We’re closing in on the end of the 1968 conference report, in this section discussion software service, maintenance, and other “special topics” including educating software engineers, and whether it’s reasonable to pay for software at all. Along the way, we … Continue reading →

This episode digs into the problems of software design and software production as perceived in the 1968 conference, most urgently: just what are software design and software production? The episode is supported by members of the Chiron Codex Patreon (use this … Continue reading →

This episode contextualises the 1968 NATO Science Committee conference on Software Engineering, and explains what we learn through the executive summary, preface, and first three sections of the conference report. Upcoming episodes will cover the rest of the 1968 conference, … Continue reading →

The topic for this episode is Niklaus Wirth’s A Plea for Lean Software. The episode is sponsored by…your generous support. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/chironcodex/redeem/A31E3 to get a free month of Insider access to my Patreon, with my gratitude! Links: Episode … Continue reading →

In which I first apologise for the four-year gap between episodes, and then explain what I’m doing now and why that means I can start podcasting again. Other than creating valuable internet content I don’t have any work, so you … Continue reading →