The science branch of ikangai is currently on a road trip – one month, three cities, on two continents. The first stop was Cape Town where this year’s ICSE took place. Cape Town is a marvelous place, buzzing with activity. But, hey! This is a working trip, not a holiday ! So what about ICSE? Well, the three days are already over and have been quite interesting (of course ). I attended a two-days workshop and learned a lot about services and what they really are. In short: the service community is not exactly sure what a service really is… During the discussions we found out that even a chair could be called a service, because it provides “added value”. This may feel a bit far-fetched, but depending on the actual viewpoint, this can be argued quite well . Anyway, I think this sheds some light on how people in the scientific community sometimes think .

- Your ikangai team

Tags: computer, engineering, ICSE, Science, Software