The Emergence Machine

Software Engineering

abstract · Engineering · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

Software engineering emerges as a discipline that applies the principles of engineering to the design, construction, and problem-solving of software systems, which rely on the fundamental building blocks of computation and computer systems.

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Wiktionary senses

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Source: Wiktionary — “software engineering”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
software engineering
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    An engineering concept relating to software engineering, involving design, construction, or technical problem-solving.
  • Engineering L11 (requires)
    An engineering concept relating to software engineering, involving design, construction, or technical problem-solving.