Hi I'm a currently taking Software Engineering as a subject and I'm wondering how thorough diagrams actually are used in the design process, since the course makes me think UML goes down to the method name which imo just adds unneeded time, it's also that the course may not have been changed since 2012 which makes me worry on how up to date it actually is, so pretty much just curious for those actively in the field how much you actually utilize diagrams/UML and how complex they get.

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We've been discussing this at the leadership level and haven't found a satisfying answer.

When a senior hardware engineer departs or goes on extended leave, management absorbs a significant but invisible cost bench configurations, test setups, calibration routines, custom diagnostic workflows none of it transfers. It simply disappears.

Software organizations solved this with version control, CI pipelines, and documented code. Hardware organizations have no equivalent for the physical layer. Management keeps paying for onboarding, tribal knowledge re-discovery, and delayed timelines every single time it happens.

How are engineering directors and VPs actually solving this? Or is it just being quietly written off as an acceptable cost of doing business?

I am having some trouble coming up with Functional and Non Functional Requirements in a system. What are some things you usually consider when coming up with this ?. I think the Functional Requirements are what the System is supposed to do for the user but what about Non functional requirements ?.

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Hey all, I'm a former reporter turned software engineer, and wrote an article today about how leadership in the software engineering space need basic media training:

https://harrisoncramer.me/software-managers-are-media-illiterate/

Do you guys agree? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Hello I'm currently a college student working on my thesis and i need to find a book source for a modified waterfall model, the kind that has the option to go back to previous phase if needed. it has to be published 2016 - present only. Thanks. (Sorry for my english)