To take the other side of this coin, where is the evidence that evidence makes a difference? At least, where is the evidence that evidence is what convinces a s

To take the other side of this coin, where is the evidence that evidence makes a difference? At least, where is the evidence that evidence is what convinces a software developer or manager to change something about their process? There are entire conferences [0,1] where hundreds of researchers present peer-reviewed studies, case studies, and concrete examples, evidence for various software engineering claims. Thousands of papers have been published at these conferences over time. Usually when those papers are linked here, they don't get much attention, e.g. [2], [3], [4]. As a rule, industry doesn't pay attention to them, except to hire the grad students out of academia. At these conferences, they spend a lot of time discussing how to get more industry participation. But the things they try haven't really worked so far. To go to all the trouble of generating peer-reviewed science only to have it ignored may not be the best trade available for how Fowler, Beck, et al spend their time. There are doubts about whether it's the best way for academics to spend their time. [0] http://www.icse-conferences.org/ http://www.icse-conferences.org/ [1] https://www.esec-fse.org/ https://www.esec-fse.org/ [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064211 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20575415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20575415 [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19714085 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19714085