A view of software development as “cumulative culture”, emphasizing that “knowledge, practices, behaviors and innovations are transmitted socially”, […], “allowing individuals to use and contribute to a shared solution space”.

Wonderful work by @grimalkina and @anthrocypher.

https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tfjyw

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Viewing software development as “cumulative culture” also helps to explain some of the problems of “outsourcing” development to external suppliers (as common in, e.g., the public sector)