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Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @04:44PM (#42955652)
I don't know that we'll ever be able to agree on "global standards" though. Software is too specialized for that.

The only software standard that I'm reasonably familiar with is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_62304 which is specific to Medical Devices. In a 62304-compliant project, we might be able to do something like your example, but it could take a while. OTOH, I'm told that my Aviation counterparts following DO-178 would almost certainly be able to do something comparable.

It is going to be very industry dependent, where "industry" means aviation, or maritime, or railroad, or Healthcare, etc... Just "software" is too general to be meaningful these days.

Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by kmoser on Thursday February 06, 2025 @12:04AM (#42959275)
The very point of ISO is to define international standards, many of which are used in software engineering.
Re:Software development topics I've changed my mind on after... by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:51AM (#42963538)
Yes, of course. My point is that those standards apply only to specific domains where software is applied, not to the software development industry as a whole.