Edward Emil David quotes

Edward Emil "Ed" David Jr.. (1925 - 2017). American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. Science advisor to President Richard Nixon and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology.

Software Risks

“There are good reasons why software tasks that include novel concepts involve not only uncalculated but also uncalculable risks.”

• Source: Edward E. David in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ. Page 9.

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  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes/Software_Risks

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Keywords: Reason_quotes Software_quotes Innovation_quotes Calculation_quotes Risk_quotes Task_quotes Novel_quotes Concept_quotes Uncalculable_quotes

Explore_First

“Begin with skeletal coding: Rather than aiming at finished code, the first coding steps should be aimed at exploring.”

• Source: Edward E. David in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ. Page 27.

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  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes/Explore_First

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Keywords: Software_Engineering_quotes Programming_quotes Exploration_quotes Requirements_quotes Skeletal_quotes Coding_quotes Aim_quotes Finish_quotes

Competitive Rush

"Computing has one property, unique I think, that seriously aggravates the uncertainties associated with software efforts. In computing, the research, development, and production phases are often telescoped into one process. In the competitive rush to make available the latest techniques, such as on-line consoles served by time-shared computers, we strive to take great forward leaps across gulfs of unknown width and depth."

• Source: Edward E. David in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ. Page 41.

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  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes
  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes/Competitive_Rush

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Keywords: Software_Engineering_quotes Computer_quotes Uncertainty_quotes Effort_quotes Research_quotes Development_quotes Production_quotes Telescope_quotes Process_quotes Competition_quotes Unknown_quotes Scope_quotes Requirements_quotes Property_quotes Unique_quotes Aggravate_quotes Software_quotes Engineering_quotes Phase_quotes Technique_quotes Console_quotes Timeshare_quotes Strive_quotes Forward_quotes Leap_quotes Gulf_quotes Width_quotes Depth_quotes

Information Overload

"One has to avoid flooding people with so much information that they ignore it all."

• Source: Edward E. David in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ. Page 54.

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  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes
  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes/Information_Overload

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Keywords: Flood_quotes People_quotes Information_quotes Ignorance_quotes Avoid_quotes

Software Engineer Training

"The problem of how the software engineers will get their practice is precisely the same as in other fields of engineering, and is insoluble. This is recognized in industry, where one makes sure that the young engineers coming in will get the proper kind of experience in time."

• Source: Edward E. David in a report entitled Software Engineering: Report of a Conference Sponsored by the NATO Science Committee. Chaired by Friedrich Ludwig Bauer. Edited by P. Naur; B. Randell. Conference held 1968-10-07 through 1968-10-11 in Garmisch, Germany. OCLC: 35337842. See http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/index.html; http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/brian.randell/NATO/nato1968.PDF; https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1102020; https://books.google.com/books/about/Software_engineering.html?id=Uc9QAAAAYAAJ. Page 75.

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  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes
  • Edward_Emil_David_quotes/Software_Engineer_Training

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Keywords: Problem_quotes Software_quotes Software_Engineering_quotes Engineering_quotes Programmer_quotes Practice_quotes Training_quotes Insoluble_quotes Industry_quotes Young_quotes Experience_quotes Time_quotes Field_quotes Proper_quotes