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(This article was first published on <strong><a href="http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2017/03/26/economics-chapter-added-to-empirical-software-engineering-using-r/"> The Shape of Code » R</a></strong>, and kindly contributed to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.r-bloggers.com/">R-bloggers)</a> </div>
<p>The Economics chapter of my Empirical software engineering book has been added to the draft pdf (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.knosof.co.uk/ESEUR">download here</a>).</p>
<p>This is a slim chapter, it might grow a bit, but I suspect not by a huge amount. Reasons include lots of interesting data being confidential and me not having spent a lot of time on this topic over the years (so my stash of accumulated data is tiny). Also, a significant chunk of the economics data I have is used to discuss issues in the Ecosystems and Projects chapters, perhaps some of this material will migrate back once these chapters are finalized.</p>
<p>You might argue that Economics is more important than Human cognitive characteristics and should have appeared before it (in chapter order). I would argue that <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism">hedonism</a> by those involved in producing software is the important factor that pushes (financial) economics into second place (still waiting for data to argue my case in print).</p>
<p>Some of the cognitive characteristics data I have been waiting for arrived, and has been added to this chapter (some still to be added).</p>
<p>As always, if you know of any interesting software engineering data, please tell me.</p>
<p>I am after a front cover. A woodcut of alchemists concocting a potion appeals, perhaps with various software references discretely included, or astronomy related (the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://philosophyofscienceportal.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/camille-flammarionflammarion-woodcut.html">obvious candidate</a> has already been used). The related modern stuff I have <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c9fdc93-345c-45da-e040-e00a18065f32">seen does not appeal</a>. Suggestions welcome.</p>
<p>Ecosystems next.</p>
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