How long will this live? Discovering the lifespans of software engineering ideas

• Main Authors: DATTA, Subhajit, SARKAR, Santonu, Sajeev, A. S. M
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Big data; software engineering; research; half-life; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing; Software Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6003; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7006/viewcontent/2016ieeetbd_lifespans_se_ideas_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We all want to be associated with long lasting ideas; as originators, or at least, expositors. For a tyro researcher or a seasoned veteran, knowing how long an idea will remain interesting in the community is critical in choosing and pursuing research threads. In the physical sciences, the notion of...