NDLI: Model-based tests of truisms

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Author	Menzies, T. Raffo, D. Setamanit, S.-O. Ying Hu Tootoonian, S.
Copyright Year	2002
Description	Author affiliation: Lane Dept. of Com. Sci., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA (Menzies, T.)
Abstract	Software engineering (SE) truisms capture broadly-applicable principles of software construction. The trouble with truisms is that such general principles may not apply in specific cases. This paper tests the specificity of two SE truisms: (a) increasing software process level is a desirable goal; and (b) it is best to remove errors during the early parts of a software lifecycle. Our tests are based on two well-established SE models: (1) Boehm et.al.'s COCOMO II cost estimation model; and (2) Raffo's discrete event software process model of a software project life cycle. After extensive simulations of these models, the TAR2 treatment learner was applied to find the model parameters that most improved the potential performance of the real-world systems being modelled. The case studies presented here showed that these truisms are clearly sub-optimal for certain projects since other factors proved to be far more critical. Hence, we advise against truism-based process improvement. This paper offers a general alternative framework for model-based assessment of methods to improve software quality: modelling + validation + simulation + sensitivity. That is, after recording what is known in a model, that model should be validated, explored using simulations, then summarized to find the key factors that most improve model behavior.
Sponsorship	IEEE Comput. Soc. Tech. Committee on Software Eng. ACM SIGART ACM SIGSOFT Scottish Embedded Software Centre QinetiQ
Starting Page	183
Ending Page	191
File Size	423414
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769517366
ISSN	19384300
DOI	10.1109/ASE.2002.1115012
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2002-09-23
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software engineering Life testing Software testing Costs Software quality Object oriented modeling Debugging Cities and towns Life estimation Runtime
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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