Software Engineering: What Makes it Run

IBM and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) have collaborated to create the Software Engineering Online Learning Center, a portal of educational and industry information that is very useful for any student of computer science, programming or software engineering. The intent of this paper is to evaluate this portal for its applicability and value to learning. The portal is designed around IBM-centric content as they are the primary partner; there are however many other software technology vendors also contributing content to this portal. The IEEE has divided the content into DB2 tutorials, provided linked to webcasts, Java learning tools, Linux certification tutorials, and dozens of white papers. There are also excellent sections on Amazon.com and eBay tutorials, and a balance of coverage for open source vs. proprietary operating systems. What is very useful about the content on the site is that it...
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