Title :
Software reviews, the state of the practice
Author :
Ciolkowski, Marcus ; Laitenberger, Oliver ; Biffl, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Kaiserslautern Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
A 2002 survey found that many companies use software reviews unsystematically, creating a mismatch between expected outcomes and review implementations. This suggests that many software practitioners understand basic review concepts but often fall to exploit their full potential.
Keywords :
software performance evaluation; software reliability; software reviews; daily lives; defect-ridden software products; engineering-level precision; expected outcomes; quality-enhancing techniques; reliable software products; review implementations; software practitioners; software reviews; state of the practice; Inspection; Maintenance engineering; Phase detection; Programming; Reliability engineering; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software quality; Software reviews; Software tools;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2003.1241366
