Taking Back "Software Engineering"

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Argues that software becomes real engineering when teams apply iterative, empirical science: five practices—iterative, feedback-driven, incremental, experimental and empirical—drive decisions. Uses Continuous Delivery techniques (automation, test-driven development, hypothesis-driven releases) and NASA case studies: Saturn V modularity, Apollo 13 repurposing the lunar module as a lifeboat, and the Ranger series of experimental missions that fail fast early then yield successes. Claims these concrete practices produce measurable quality and learning.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:27Scrum
3. 3:55History of Production
4. 11:20Engineering in different contexts
5. 13:10Engineering definitions
6. 14:15Software engineering principles
7. 19:32Feedback
8. 20:40Incremental
9. 25:50Experimentation
10. 26:59Alan Shepard
11. 28:14Kennedys Vision
12. 30:39The EarthMoon System
13. 32:54The Ranger Program
14. 38:10Empiricalism
15. 41:47Continuous Delivery
16. 44:00Conclusion

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