> What should we be studying, CMM, languages, configuration managment,
distributed software development, management
> of large software teams, etc...
When I curiously attended the my first PPIG, I held firmly in my mind the
confusion that I have experienced with C pointers, data structures and all
the nasty stuff that I was taught in algorithms classes - surely these
constructs could be made to be more clearer etc. I think Janice has asked a
very good question, and I am tempted to reply 'all of these', and much
more...'What is better' and what must be studied /must/ cause differing
responses. Language notation must have an effect on the software engineer
when he/she has to churn through loads of pages of code to locate something
terribly obscure, but also the programming environment, support network,
programmers that you have around you to chat with at the coffee machine, how
much you remember when you last had a look at this, the change history, the
pressures to perform. It all relates to the person, and organisation, and
ultimately product.
Chris Douce
