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I'm one of the devs not aware of the SWEBOK. Searching the internet all I can find is links to "the guide to SWEBOK". https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/media/e

I'm one of the devs not aware of the SWEBOK. Searching the internet all I can find is links to "the guide to SWEBOK". https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/media/education/swebok/swebok-v4.pdf https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/media/education/swebok/swe... But, you know, I want the whole ordeal. I want the SWEBOK, not the "how to read the SWEBOK". Where can I find it?

desbo 2y ago
I think that is what you want. From Wikipedia: > In 2016, the IEEE Computer Society kicked off the SWEBOK Evolution effort to develop future iterations of the body of knowledge. The SWEBOK Evolution project resulted in the publication of SWEBOK Guide version 4 in October 2024. So the thing called "SWEBOK Guide" is actually the reference text for SWEBOK.
GranPC 2y ago
It looks like SWEBOK Guide, guide to the SWEBOK, and SWEBOK are all used interchangeably. I wonder if they have a chapter on naming conventions.
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marcosdumay 2y ago
The books that encode some standardized Xbok are always named "The guide to the Xbok". The actual BOK isn't supposed to have a concrete representation. It's not supposed to be standardized either, but standard organizations always ignore that part.
- agentultra 2y ago
  This. They’re supposed to represent the state of the art which is constantly evolving.
  - marcosdumay 2y ago
    Well, literally the "state" as in what is the knowledge that everybody shares. We usually call that by something closer to "minimum common denominator". What people usually call "state of the art" is the best knowledge that is reasonably well known. That is out of scope. If you take a look on this one, it's full of stuff that we knew not to use on the 20th century. This is typical.
rfrey 2y ago
The confusion is because "BOK" is not "book of knowledge" but "body of knowledge". So a "guide" as a canonical source kinda makes sense.
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desbo 2y ago

I think that is what you want. From Wikipedia: > In 2016, the IEEE Computer Society kicked off the SWEBOK Evolution effort to develop future iterations of the body of knowledge. The SWEBOK Evolution project resulted in the publication of SWEBOK Guide version 4 in October 2024. So the thing called "SWEBOK Guide" is actually the reference text for SWEBOK.

GranPC 2y ago

It looks like SWEBOK Guide, guide to the SWEBOK, and SWEBOK are all used interchangeably. I wonder if they have a chapter on naming conventions.

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marcosdumay 2y ago

The books that encode some standardized Xbok are always named "The guide to the Xbok". The actual BOK isn't supposed to have a concrete representation. It's not supposed to be standardized either, but standard organizations always ignore that part.

agentultra 2y ago
This. They’re supposed to represent the state of the art which is constantly evolving.
- marcosdumay 2y ago
  Well, literally the "state" as in what is the knowledge that everybody shares. We usually call that by something closer to "minimum common denominator". What people usually call "state of the art" is the best knowledge that is reasonably well known. That is out of scope. If you take a look on this one, it's full of stuff that we knew not to use on the 20th century. This is typical.

rfrey 2y ago

The confusion is because "BOK" is not "book of knowledge" but "body of knowledge". So a "guide" as a canonical source kinda makes sense.

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