Generative Software Engineering: A New Approach to Human-Centered Software Development by David Hendrickson, Ph.D., redefines software development in the era of generative AI. This groundbreaking book explores the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and traditional software engineering practices, providing a comprehensive guide for developers, managers, and executives interested in navigating the evolving digital landscape. As the rise of generative AI threatens to eclipse the role of human software developers, David Hendrickson proposes an evolutionary approach. Instead of competing against AI, developers can learn to collaborate with it, harnessing its immense power to create intricate, efficient software systems. Generative Software Engineering, as the author calls it, is an innovative discipline that blends the best of both worlds: the precision and speed of AI and the creativity and strategic thinking of human developers. Throughout the book, David Hendrickson shares his vision for a future where software engineers focus on higher-level concerns, leaving the underlying code to AI. He discusses the role of prompt engineering, requirements engineering, and the critical aspects of reliability engineering, software quality assurance, and simulation and modeling of software systems. The book also includes an in-depth exploration of ethical implications and potential challenges associated with developing AI-assisted software and discusses its regulation and use in regulated industries. David Hendrickson, a veteran software developer, and executive, brings over three decades of industry experience. His firsthand accounts and unique insights are informative and thought-provoking, inspiring readers to embrace the inevitable changes and adapt to new realities. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a novice coder, or a technology executive, this book is an invaluable resource that will help you stay relevant in the rapidly evolving world of software development.

This tutorial volume includes revised and extended lecture notes of six long tutorials, five short tutorials, and one peer-reviewed participant contribution held at the 4th International Summer School on Generative and Transformational Techniques in Software Engineering, GTTSE 2011. The school presents the state of the art in software language engineering and generative and transformational techniques in software engineering with coverage of foundations, methods, tools, and case studies.

In the past two years, the Smalltalk and Java in Industry and Education C- ference (STJA) featured a special track on generative programming, which was organized by the working group \Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering" of the \Gesellschaft fur ̈ Informatik" FG 2.1.9 \Object-Oriented Software Engineering." This track covered a wide range of related topics from domain analysis, software system family engineering, and software product - nes, to extendible compilers and active libraries. The talks and keynotes directed towards this new software engineering paradigm received much attention and - terest from the STJA audience. Hence the STJA organizers suggested enlarging this track, making it more visible and open to wider, international participation. This is how the GCSE symposium was born. The rst GCSE symposium attracted 39 submissions from all over the world. This impressive number demonstrates the international interest in generative programming and related elds. After a careful review by the program comm- tee, fteen papers were selected for presentation. We are very grateful to the members of the program committee, all of them renowned experts, for their dedication in preparing thorough reviews of the submissions. Special thanks go to Elke Pulvermuller ̈ and Andreas Speck, who proposed and organized a special conference event, the Young Researches Workshop (YRW). This workshop provided a unique opportunity for young scientists and Ph.D.

The size, complexity, and integration level of software systems is increasing c- stantly. Companies in all domains identify that software de?nes the competitive edge of their products. These developments require us to constantly search for new approaches to increase the productivity and quality of our software - velopment and to decrease the cost of software maintenance. Generative and component-based technologies hold considerablepromise with respect to achi- ing these goals. GCSE 2001 constituted another important step forward and provided a platform for academic and industrial researchers to exchange ideas. These proceedings represent the third conference on generative and com- nent-based software engineering. The conference originated as a special track on generative programming from the Smalltalk and Java in Industry and - ucation Conference (STJA), organized by the working group “Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering” of the “Gesellschaft fur ̈ Informatik” FG 2.1.9 “Object-Oriented Software Engineering.” However, the conference has evolved substantially since then, with its own, independent stature, invited speakers, and, most importantly, a stable and growing community. This year’s conference attracted 43 submissions from all over the world, - dicating the broad, international interest in the research ?eld. Based on careful review by the program committee, 14 papers were selected for presentation. I would like to thank the members of the program committee, all renowned - perts, for their dedication in preparing thorough reviews of the submissions.

This tutorial book presents revised and extended lecture notes for a selection of the contributions presented at the International Summer School on Generative and Transformational Techniques in Software Engineering (GTTSE 2009), which was held in Braga, Portugal, in July 2009. The 16 articles comprise 7 long tutorials, 6 short tutorials and 3 participants contributions; they shed light on the generation and transformation of programs, data, models, metamodels, documentation, and entire software systems. The topics covered include software reverse and re-engineering, model driven engineering, automated software engineering, generic language technology, and software language engineering.