Title :
Software quality: the elusive target [special issues section]
Author :
Kitchenham, Barbara ; Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence
Author_Institution :
Nat. Comput. Centre Ltd., Manchester
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
If you are a software developer, manager, or maintainer, quality is often on your mind. But what do you really mean by software quality? Is your definition adequate? Is the software you produce better or worse than you would like it to be? We put software quality on trial, examining both the definition and evaluation of our software products and processes
Keywords :
software maintenance; software performance evaluation; software quality; software developer; software evaluation; software maintenance; software manager; software processes; software products; software quality; Automobiles; Computer errors; Computer networks; Consumer products; Error correction; Hardware; Software quality; Software tools; Telephony; Washing machines;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
