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Home > CrossTalk Mar 2009

CrossTalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
  Mar/Apr 2009  
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Table of Contents Download Entire Issue (0903CrossTalk.pdf PDF 2850KB)
  Reinforcing Good Practices  
  * Software Assurance Practice at Ford: A Case Study  (0903MeadShoemakerIngalsbe.pdf PDF 123KB)
by Dr. Nancy R. Mead, Dr. Dan Shoemaker, and Jeffrey A. Ingalsbe
The authors examine how software assurance best practices at the Ford Motor Company help develop and maintain the organization’s software assets.
 
  * Defect Detection By Developers  (0903Rao.pdf PDF 138KB)
by D.T.V. Ramakrishna Rao
While testers usually detect defects, Rao looks at how developers, with minimal extra effort, can provide easier and more enhanced detection.
 
  * A Uniform Approach for System of Systems Architecture Evaluation  (0903GagliardiWoodKleinMorley.pdf PDF 152KB)
by Michael Gagliardi, William G. Wood, John Klein, and John Morley
The authors examine a uniform evaluation approach that focuses on SoS quality attribute considerations early in the development life cycle.
 
  * Static Analyzers in Software Engineering  (0903Black.pdf PDF 112KB)
by Dr. Paul E. Black
This article outlines the strengths and limitations of static analyzers, and explains why they should be a key part of every software development process.
 
  * Management’s Inspection Responsibilities and Tools for Success  (0903StewartPriven.pdf PDF 354KB)
by Roger Stewart and Lew Priven
This article looks at software inspection pitfalls, upper management’s responsibilities during inspection, and computerized inspection tools for each stage of the process.
 
 
  Software Engineering Technology  
  * The Evolution of Software Size: A Search for Value  (0903Minkiewicz.pdf PDF 91KB)
by Arlene F. Minkiewicz
Minkiewicz looks back at 25 years of software sizing methodologies and suggests what we can learn from the past.
 
 
  Open Forum  
  * Understanding Software Project Estimates  (0903Baxter.pdf PDF 98KB)
by Katherine Baxter
Learn more about formal estimation techniques, software estimation tools, the misinterpretation of estimation as target setting, and the accuracy of early estimates.
 
 
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