Title :
Tool support for fine-grained software inspection
Author :
Anderson, Paul ; Reps, Thomas ; Teitelbaum, Tim ; Zarins, Mark
Abstract :
Software inspection is a proven technique to improve quality and reduce costs. Detailed source code inspections are an important part of the formal inspection process, but they require a significant time investment. Research advances in static program analysis can reduce the inspection time required. By calculating answers to standard inspection questions, CodeSurfer frees experts to focus their efforts on more challenging inspection issues. CodeSurfer provides access to and answers queries about the system-dependence graph representation of programs, and can be integrated with other tools.
Keywords :
program testing; software tools; CodeSurfer; cost reduction; detailed source code inspections; fine-grained software inspection tool support; inspection time reduction; software quality; static program analysis; system-dependence graph representation; Control systems; Inspection; Software tools; Tree graphs;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2003.1207453