On the cognitive informatics foundations of software engineering
Yingxu Wang · IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics · 2004
Software is the object of study in software engineering and computer science. Software is an intellectual artifact that provides a solution for a repeatable computer application, which enables existing tasks to be done easier, faster, and smarter, or which provides innovative applications for the industries and daily life. This paper attempts to explore the basic characteristics of software and to search the informatics and cognitive foundations of software in supplement to theories of computer science. In this paper, the nature of software is characterized by its informatics, behavioral, mathematical, and cognitive properties. Then, the cognitive informatics foundations of software engineering are developed on the basis of the informatics laws of software and software engineering psychology.