Abstract: A major part of Information Systems suffers evolution issues in time because they have not been designed from the beginning but started with disparate pieces of software put together without a big picture vision of what it would become ten years afterwards. Industrialization is highly needed, but very rare at the moment, as IT still needs modularization and standardization. By showing a Lego™ Technic-based simulation of an Information System, concepts of coupling, middleware, Entreprise Integration Patterns like Multiplex and Wiretap, orchestration and choreography can be explained in a very concrete and practical way, making people wonder why we do not do the same with software (hint: because norms and standards are less used).

Abstract: Sustainability in software engineering is frequently restricted to environmental or technical concerns. However, neglect of individual (well-being, satisfaction) and social (team dynamics, psychological safety) dimensions is a primary driver of burnout and project failure. This tutorial introduces a novel, quantitative approach to assess these dimensions using RootSource. Participants will learn how to map theoretical sustainability criteria—such as job satisfaction and communication quality—to measurable indicators mined from GitHub repositories.