Title :
Practice to perfect: the quality first model
Author_Institution :
EiffelSoft, Goleta, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author is a software engineer. He describes his own personal strategy for achieving quality software, using the “Quality First” method. The steps involved are: the syntax should always be correct; recompilation is done at least every 15 minutes; analysis, design, implementation and maintenance are all intertwined; execution is done straight after compilation; assertions are included everywhere; execution is done with assertion checking on; abnormal cases are tackled immediately; internationalization is catered for; at every stage, there is always a working system; and other people are used when testing
Keywords :
program testing; software maintenance; software quality; software reliability; abnormal cases; assertion checking; internationalization; maintenance; personal strategy; quality first model; quality software; recompilation; software engineer; software testing; syntax; working system; Concurrent engineering; Engineering management; Object oriented modeling; Programming; Software development management; Software libraries; Software quality; Software testing; Technology management; Vehicle crash testing;
