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title: "Ivar Jacobson"
section: "entities"
type: "entity"
created: "2026-08-25"
updated: "2026-08-25"
tags: ["person", "educator"]
canonical: "https://pyweb.dev/wiki/ivar-jacobson"
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# Ivar Jacobson

Author of "Object Oriented Software Engineering: A Use-Case Driven Approach" and creator of BCE (Boundary-Control-Entity) architecture. His BCE pattern influenced [clean architecture](/wiki/clean-architecture) by establishing the separation between boundary interfaces, control logic, and core entities.

## Related Concepts
- BCE — his Boundary-Control-Entity architectural pattern
- [clean architecture](/wiki/clean-architecture) — incorporates his BCE separation concepts

 [[source: uncle-bob-clean-architecture-2012]](/wiki/raw/articles/uncle-bob-clean-architecture-2012)

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### References (outbound)
- [Clean Architecture](https://pyweb.dev/wiki/clean-architecture.md)

### Referenced by (inbound)
- [Clean Architecture](https://pyweb.dev/wiki/clean-architecture.md)

### Evidence (verified primary sources)
- [uncle-bob-clean-architecture-2012](https://pyweb.dev/wiki/raw/articles/uncle-bob-clean-architecture-2012.md) | origin: https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2012/08/13/the-clean-architecture.html | ingested: 2026-08-25 | sha256: b99ae450b5981dbee264aec42701b920ce96ccedea01d03243ea48c414442379

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