TY - GEN
T1 - The Elephant in the Room - Educating Practitioners on Software Development for Sustainability
AU - Seyff, Norbert
AU - Penzenstadler, Birgit
AU - Betz, Stefanie
AU - Brooks, Ian
AU - Oyedeji, Shola
AU - Porras, Jari
AU - Duboc, Leticia
AU - Kocak, Sedef Akinli
AU - Venters, Colin C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Software engineering as a discipline has recognised that software systems can have an impact on sustainability, and researchers have started to investigate this topic. New knowledge is being created and methods, and tools that support software engineering for sustainability are emerging. Several universities have started to train their students in software engineering for sustainability. But what about the millions of SE practitioners who are already designing and developing future software systems - how would they know about making systems sustainable? Currently, there is a lack of consolidated guidance. In this paper, we promote the idea of developing a standardised curriculum and handbook as a basis for the training and certification of practitioners in sustainable software development. This would not only increase their market value but would also have a positive impact on their companies and could help to satisfy customers who demand sustainable software systems.
AB - Software engineering as a discipline has recognised that software systems can have an impact on sustainability, and researchers have started to investigate this topic. New knowledge is being created and methods, and tools that support software engineering for sustainability are emerging. Several universities have started to train their students in software engineering for sustainability. But what about the millions of SE practitioners who are already designing and developing future software systems - how would they know about making systems sustainable? Currently, there is a lack of consolidated guidance. In this paper, we promote the idea of developing a standardised curriculum and handbook as a basis for the training and certification of practitioners in sustainable software development. This would not only increase their market value but would also have a positive impact on their companies and could help to satisfy customers who demand sustainable software systems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114197396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BoKSS52540.2021.00017
DO - 10.1109/BoKSS52540.2021.00017
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85114197396
T3 - Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Body of Knowledge for Software Sustainability, BoKSS 2021
SP - 25
EP - 26
BT - Proceedings - 2021 IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Body of Knowledge for Software Sustainability, BoKSS 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Body of Knowledge for Software Sustainability, BoKSS 2021
Y2 - 1 June 2021 through 2 June 2021
ER -