Some say there is an emerging consensus among us about what a good software development process is, and for that reason we are on the brink of being able to declare ourselves a mature field. In this presentation, I will critically examine the claims and assumptions behind that notion. I will try to show that the emerging consensus is an illusion caused by systematically excluding different ideas. What we need to do is better define and acknowledge the various sub-communities of software engineering, identify the major competing paradigms of software engineering, and find ways to constructively engage each other in real discussion and exchanges of experience. I will offer an example of at least one forum that is doing just that.

The development of integrated computer-aided manufacturing systems demands that the generic functions and common information be identified and classified. This paper presents an automated approach for modeling the functional aspect of an integrated manufacturing system. The approach is called IDEF0 and is being used by the Air Force ICAM program for all system development. The rationale, design approach and implementation of the automated tool AUTOIDEF0, which supports the use of IDEF0, is presented.