Title :
Science and substance: a challenge to software engineers
Author :
Fenton, Norman ; Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence ; Glass, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
City Univ., London, UK
fDate :
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For 25 years, software researchers have proposed improving software development and maintenance with new practices whose effectiveness is rarely, if ever, backed up by hard evidence. We suggest several ways to address the problem, and we challenge the community to invest in being more scientific.<>
Keywords :
software engineering; software maintenance; effectiveness; new practices; scientific methodologies; software community; software development; software engineers; software maintenance; software researchers; Computer aided software engineering; Documentation; Object oriented programming; Process control; Productivity; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software standards; Standards development; Technology management;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
