SEMAT — Software Engineering Method and Theory. About what, what for and to whom is it addressed?

B. A. Pozin, Professor, MIEM of National Research University Higher School of Economics, Chairman, SEMAT Russian Chapter, e-mail: bpozin@es-leasing.ru

Article contains brief analysis of fundamentals of initiative SEMAT— Software Engineering Method and Theory with the aim of re-founding software engineering as a rigorous discipline. OMG standard named ESSENCE was developed and defined Kernel and Language for Software Engineering Methods. Kernel defines minimal number of key elements and relations between them in the process of creation of software system. Main reasons of effectiveness of the theory are discussing.

Keywords: SEMAT, Essence, kernel, alpha, method, practice, control states

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