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Link to the article

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40390691.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ab4516ebff6482de27a0d3fbf81647f54&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&origin=

“Towards a Philosophy of Software Development: 40 Years after the Birth of Software Engineering” written by Northover, Kourie, Boake, Gruner, and Northover is unique in it’s methodology of analyzing the philosophical foundations and premises of software engineering, claiming it “has roots both in computer science and classical engineering.” Categorizing software engineering as a relatively new discipline, the authors claim that its philosophical assessment is rather hard since the upcoming discipline “is still in a state of ambiguity.” This opens up a conversation in the field of software development and the umbrella field of computer science and classical engineering about its relation with philosophy and opens up a horizon of possibilities and insights that could be gauged by the merging of these two fields.

Comment From Yoga Keshnen s/o Yogaindran

I agree that the article of choice is intriguing. While I am majoring in Computer Science, I have never considered the philosophical foundations behind the subject—nor had the opportunity to explore it at an academic level. After reading the article, I think it could be useful to have a Computer Science elective at NYU that goes over the Philosophy of Software Development.

Comment from Kevin Choi

I think the idea of approaching computer science from a philosophical standpoint is exciting, and that it'll help us find new insights into the field. Maybe these insights won't be so practical, but I think they'll serve to help us understanding what we're doing, and why we do it. These statements sound vague, but I think they give a further meaning behind our work and open up the idea of new possibilities, which is what philosophy is mean tot do.