Fridays With Bob
When I started at Spectrum 25 years ago, a senior editor suggested that I find a "rabbi," by which he meant someone who could mentor me in how EEs approach problems and evaluate potential solutions. Then in 2005 we decided to do a special report, focusing on the challenges of enterprise software development. I suggested we invite IEEE Life Senior Member Robert N.
Key Takeaways
- Charette , a self-described risk ecologist, prolific book author, and leading authority on risk management and software engineering, to explore in our pages the myriad reasons software projects fail.
His seminal article " Why Software Fails " is still read in university engineering classes today.
- So when I became Spectrum 's website editor in 2007, he was the first contributor I tapped to start a regular blog (remember those?).
The Risk Factor was born and over the course of more than 10 years and 1,750 posts, Bob chronicled hundreds of software debacles, culminating in " Lessons From a Decade of IT Failures ," which won a Jesse H.
- These include last year's " The Doctor Will See Your Electronic Health Record Now ," the eye-opening 12-part series and e-book The EV Transition Explained , and my personal favorite " Automated to Death ," about the deadly consequences of the automation paradox as manifested by the cyberphysical systems that pilot planes, trains, and automobiles.
"The young bald eagle I photographed in September 2024 had bands that I could read which identified it as a female born in May 2024, near Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland, about 65 miles away from where I live."
- When he told me that he was hanging up his hat as a contributing editor to focus on nature photography and to write a handful of fictional trilogies, including one entitled "The STEM Murders" featuring an engineer-turned-detective and his rabbi, I asked him which of his Spectrum articles had the biggest impact.
"The hummingbird I caught with the yellow of a road curb behind it."
- "My main risk maxim is assumptions made are risks accepted."
Stats & Key Facts
- #We settled into a rhythm that would last more than 20 years, talking on Friday mornings about a range of topics including the growing ubiquity of software in our lives.
Charette , a self-described risk ecologist, prolific book author, and leading authority on risk management and software engineering, to explore in our pages the myriad reasons software projects fail. His seminal article " Why Software Fails " is still read in university engineering classes today. IEEE Life Senior Member Robert N.
Charette is one of IEEE Spectrum's most prolific authors. Charette It was, as they say, the beginning of a beautiful friendship. I had found my rabbi, one who shared my love of writing.
We settled into a rhythm that would last more than 20 years, talking on Friday mornings about a range of topics including the growing ubiquity of software in our lives. So when I became Spectrum 's website editor in 2007, he was the first contributor I tapped to start a regular blog (remember those?). The Risk Factor was born and over the course of more than 10 years and 1,750 posts, Bob chronicled hundreds of software debacles, culminating in " Lessons From a Decade of IT Failures ," which won a Jesse H.
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