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Barry Boehm, a Common card
Barry William Boehm was an American software engineer, distinguished professor of computer science, industrial and systems engineering, the TRW Professor of Software Engineering, and founding director of the Center for Systems and Software Engineering at the University of Southern California.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,600
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Barry Boehm quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Barry Boehm card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was known for his many contributions to the area of ______ engineering.
Answer
software. He was known for his many contributions to the area of software engineering. From the Barry Boehm article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Boehm was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to computer and software architectures and to models of cost, quality, and risk for aerospace systems.
Answer
1990s. In 1996, Boehm was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to computer and software architectures and to models of cost, quality, and risk for aerospace systems. From the Barry Boehm article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was known for his many contributions to the area of software engineering.
- In 1996, Boehm was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to computer and software architectures and to models of cost, quality, and risk for aerospace systems.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Barry Boehm article was read about 9,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Barry Boehm
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Barry Boehm (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Improve it, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
