Title :
A review of tool support for software inspection
Author :
Macdona, F. ; Miller, J. ; Brooks, A. ; Roper, M. ; Wood, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Inspection is widely believed to be the most cost-effective method for detecting defects in documents produced during the software development lifecycle. However, it is by its very nature a labour intensive process. This has led to work on computer support for the process which should increase the efficiency and effectiveness beyond what is currently possible with a solely manual process. In this paper we describe the scope for tool support for the inspection process and review currently available products. We conclude that no single tool available fills all the identified needs of inspection
Keywords :
program debugging; program testing; software tools; system documentation; collaborative work; cost-effective method; document defect detection; efficiency; labour intensive process; software development lifecycle; software inspection; software tool support; Collaborative work; Computer science; Costs; Inspection; Investments; Phase detection; Productivity; Programming; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Software Engineering, 1995. Proceedings., Seventh International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7078-9
DOI :
10.1109/CASE.1995.465300
