What knowledge is important to a software professional?

By Timothy Lethbridge. Computer, 2000

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Preliminary Guidelines for Empirical Research in Software Engineering (2002, unknown): “For example, Lethbridge [ 29 ] reports a survey where participants were recruited “by directly approaching companies and by advertising on the internet.” He states that “The sample appears to be a balanced coverage of a wide spectrum of software professionals, with a bias towards North America—and p”
Principles of survey research: part 5: populations and samples (2002, background): “Two related surveys undertaken by Timothy Lethbridge [1] and [2], both aiming to compare what software engineers learned at university with what they needed to know in their current jobs.”
The New C Standard (Excerpted material) An Economic and Cultural Commentary (2008, unknown): “However, based on the previously discussed issues, we can isolate the following technical competencies (social competencies[320] are not covered here, although they are among the skills sought by employers,[30] and software developers have their own opinions[255, 421]):”