Software engineering

Engineering approach to software development

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2025
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 47 planned to be held in Ottawa, Canada, with Tim Lethbridge and Lionel Briand from the University of Ottawa as General Chairs
2025
International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods
SEFM conference scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain, continuing the conference series' tradition of international collaboration.
2024
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 46 planned to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, with Rui Maranhao Abreu and Ana C. R. Paiva from the University of Porto as General Chairs
2024
International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods
SEFM conference held in Aveiro, Portugal, maintaining its commitment to advancing the state of the art in formal methods.
2024
Google I/O
Google introduced a new iteration of Gemini AI, Firebase Genkit for AI-featured applications, and rebranded SGE as AI Overviews, initially launching as a Beta in the US at Google I/O.
2024
Platform engineering
PlatformCon expert panel discusses the impact of platform engineering, highlighting its ability to improve more than just developer productivity and emphasizing the growing importance of DevSecOps practices.
2024
Research software engineering
Matt Williams and Sam Mangham received the RSE Society Award, while Fliss Guest was named the Rising Star.
2023
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 45 held in Melbourne, Australia, with John Grundy from Monash University as General Chair
2023 BLS estimates computer software engineering job growth at 17% from 2023 to 2033, a decrease from previous projections.
2023
Google I/O
Google focused on Generative AI with PaLM 2, introduced the Pixel Fold (first foldable phone), Pixel 7a, and Pixel Tablet at Google I/O.
2023
Research software engineering
Ian Cottam won the RSE Society Award, Robin Nandi was recognized as Rising Star, and Jannetta Steyn & Colin Sauze were noted for Training & Education.
2023
Research software engineering
Community awards were renamed the Claire Wyatt Community Awards to recognize Claire Wyatt's significant contribution to the Society over the previous decade.
2022
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 44 held in Pittsburgh, US, with Matthew Dwyer from the University of Virginia as General Chair
2022
Google I/O
Google provided updates to AI and machine learning capabilities, introduced new privacy controls, enhanced Google Workspace, and updated Android and Wear OS at Google I/O.
2022
IFIP Working Group 2.3
William R. Cook, a member of IFIP Working Group 2.3, passed away.
2022 Awarded the CONCUR Test of Time award.
2022
Research software engineering
Claire Wyatt and Simon Hettrick received the RSE Society Award, Kim Martin was recognized as Rising Star, and David Perez-Suarez was noted for impact.
2022
Research software engineering
Three community awards were created to recognize contributions to the RSE community: Rising Star, Training & Education, and Impact awards.
2021
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 43 held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, originally planned for Madrid, Spain, with Natalia Juristo from the Technical University of Madrid as General Chair
2021
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
The journal received an impact factor of 4.4 according to the Journal Citation Reports, indicating its scientific significance in the field of software engineering.
2021
Google I/O
Google announced Android 12 with Material You design, enhanced Wear OS, and Project Starline for video conferencing at Google I/O.
2021 Received Villum Investigator grant of 30 million Danish Kroner from Villum Foundation.
2021
Research software engineering
Paul Richmond was recognized with the RSE Society Award.
June 2021 CIS Corps deployed 'ethical hackers' to combat the Health Service Executive ransomware attack, sending personnel to hospitals and HSE offices to decrypt devices affected by the cyberattack, with reservists playing a crucial role due to their private sector cybersecurity skills.
January 2021
Research software engineering
International Council of RSE Associations was introduced.
2020
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 42 held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, originally planned for Seoul, South Korea, with Gregg Rothermel from North Carolina State University and Doo-Hwan Bae from KAIST as General Chairs
2020
Research software engineering
Alys Brett received the RSE Society Award.
2020
Research software engineering
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council conducted its third Research Software Engineer fellowship call.
September 2020
Research software engineering
SORSE (Series of Online Research Software Events) community ran its first online event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 7 2020 MIL-HDBK-61B Configuration Management Guidance was published by the United States Department of Defense.
2019
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 41 held in Montreal, Canada, with Joanne M. Atlee from the University of Waterloo as General Chair
2019 DIT School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering becomes part of the newly formed Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), merging with the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) and the Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT).
2019
Google I/O
Google launched the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, updated Google Assistant, and introduced Project Mainline for Android updates at Google I/O.
2019 ISO/IEC 24773:2008 was withdrawn and revised by ISO/IEC 24773-1:2019.
2019
Research software engineering
Christopher Woods was recognized with the RSE Society Award.
2019
Research software engineering
The RSE Society Award was first presented at the Fourth Conference of Research Software Engineering at the University of Birmingham to recognize outstanding contributions to the research software engineering community.
2019
Research software engineering
Society of Research Software Engineering was established. First national RSE conferences were held in Germany and the Netherlands.
April 2019 NCEES discontinued the Software Engineering Professional Engineer exam due to lack of participation.
2018
International Conference on Software Engineering
ICSE 40 held in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Ivica Crnkovic from Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg as General Chair
2018 Basecamp introduced Shape Up, a software development approach designed to address project duration challenges, particularly for remote teams. The methodology replaced traditional concepts like estimation, velocity tracking, backlogs, and sprints with new concepts of appetite, betting, and cycles.
2018 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,365,500 software developers employed in the United States.
2018 The 40th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2018) celebrated 50 years of 'Software Engineering', featuring keynote speeches by Frederick Brooks and Margaret Hamilton.
2018 Updated version of ISO 20000:1 Service Management System standard was published.
2018 ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018 standard was published, providing a standardized structure and methodology for creating Software Requirements Specification (SRS) documents.

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