**Software Engineering** is the systematic and engineered development of software in all its life cycle.
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# Rules
1. Keep related to software engineering
1. Keep comments on-topic of the post
1. Try to post free/open access content
1. Try to post content from reliable sources (ACM, IEEE, SEI, NN/G, ...), or useful content in general
1. Relevant questions are welcone, as long they are genuine and respectful
1. Be genuinely respectful, kind, helpful; act in and assume good faith
1. No discrimination
1. No personal attacks, no personal questions
1. No [attention stealing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy): no ads, spam, influencers influencing, memes, trolling, emotional manipulation/advertising (e.g. engagement through enragement or other negative emotions), jokes that dissipate the focus of the topic, ...
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# Resources
- **Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK)** by IEEE Computer Society
- [SWEBOK V4 PDF](https://waseda.app.box.com/v/ieee-cs-swebok)
- [SWEBOK V4 Review](https://www.computer.org/volunteering/boards-and-committees/professional-educational-activities/software-engineering-committee/swebok-evolution)
- [SWEBOK V3 PDF](https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/media/education/swebok/swebok-v3.pdf)
- [SWEBOK V3 Wiki](http://swebokwiki.org/Main_Page)
- **ISO/IEC**
- [ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering](https://www.iso.org/committee/45086.html)
- [Standards by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7](https://www.iso.org/committee/45086/x/catalogue/p/1/u/1/w/0/d/0)
- [ISO ICS 35 Information technology](https://www.iso.org/ics/35/x/)
- [ISO ICS 35.080 Software](https://www.iso.org/ics/35.080/x/)
- **Free licensed resources**
- [A Beginner’s Guide to Finding User Needs](https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/)