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TY - JOUR
T1 - In memory of Manny Lehman, 'Father of Software Evolution'
AU - Canfora, Gerardo
AU - Dalcher, Darren
AU - Raffo, David
AU - Basili, Victor R.
AU - Fernandez-Ramil, Juan
AU - Rajlich, Vaclav
AU - Bennett, Keith
AU - Burd, Liz
AU - Munro, Malcolm
AU - Drossopoulou, Sophia
AU - Boehm, Barry
AU - Eisenbach, Susan
AU - Michaelson, Greg
AU - Ross, Peter
AU - Wernick, Paul D.
AU - Perry, Dewayne E.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The importance and pervasiveness of software systems makes software engineering a driver of the progress of humanity. Prof. Manny Lehman, with his constant, competent and passionate work, laid the foundation for an understanding of a key phenomenon that characterizes software engineering, namely the need for continuous evolution of software. With his idea that software, though an engineering creation, must be studied as a natural phenomenon and through his investigation of long-term implications of changes, Manny Lehman profoundly influenced the ways in which software is understood and created. Lehman's work has been ahead of his time in many respects. Together with Les Belady, he initiated the idea of in-the-field empirical studies, like their study of the evolution of IBM's OS 360, as they envisioned that such empirical work could lead to a better understanding of software engineering processes, which could in turn contribute to a better control of software cost and quality. His laws of software evolution, the uncertainty principle, and his view of the software process as a feedback system served as a foundation stone of many PhD thesis developed over the years in software maintenance and process improvement, thus making our community particularly indebted to his contributions.
AB - The importance and pervasiveness of software systems makes software engineering a driver of the progress of humanity. Prof. Manny Lehman, with his constant, competent and passionate work, laid the foundation for an understanding of a key phenomenon that characterizes software engineering, namely the need for continuous evolution of software. With his idea that software, though an engineering creation, must be studied as a natural phenomenon and through his investigation of long-term implications of changes, Manny Lehman profoundly influenced the ways in which software is understood and created. Lehman's work has been ahead of his time in many respects. Together with Les Belady, he initiated the idea of in-the-field empirical studies, like their study of the evolution of IBM's OS 360, as they envisioned that such empirical work could lead to a better understanding of software engineering processes, which could in turn contribute to a better control of software cost and quality. His laws of software evolution, the uncertainty principle, and his view of the software process as a feedback system served as a foundation stone of many PhD thesis developed over the years in software maintenance and process improvement, thus making our community particularly indebted to his contributions.
U2 - 10.1002/smr.537
DO - 10.1002/smr.537
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 137
EP - 144
JO - Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice
JF - Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice
SN - 1532-060X
IS - 3
ER -