Cleanroom, PSP, and the Software Development Impact Statement: Developing the Right Attitude

The traditional distinction between education as something which is done at a university and training as something which is done by industry, is not only incorrect but the focus on this distinction leads us to ignore more critical issues in the development of competent software engineers. The adequacy and success of a variety of delivery techniques for the education and training of software engineers are discussed using three software development tools as examples. From this foundation, I argue that our traditional understanding of training is too limited and must be modified to develop software engineers who are competent to meet the changing needs of their employers and their profession. The traditional distinction between education as something which is done at university and training as something which is done by industry is not only an incorrect distinction but the focus on this distinction leads us to ignore more critical issues in the development of competent software engineers. The adequacy and success of a variety of delivery techniques for the education and training of software engineers are discussed using three software development tools as examples. From this foundation, I argue that our traditional understanding of training is too limited and must be modified to develop software engineers who are competent to meet the changing needs of their employers and their profession