DocumentCode
1549228
Title
Software failures-follies and fallacies
Author
Hatton, Les
Author_Institution
Oakwood Comput., UK
Volume
43
Issue
2
fYear
1997
fDate
3/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
49
Lastpage
52
Abstract
Software failure is becoming a serious issue. Ariane 5 provided a recent spectacular example of how a simple mistake, entirely avoidable, was allowed to sneak through the software verification stage and cause an immensely expensive failure. However, it is not just the aerospace industry which suffers such traumas. Here, the author discusses some common misconceptions
Keywords
ISO standards; program testing; software reliability; software standards; ISO 9001; formal methods; object-orientation; programming language; software failure; software verification;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ir:19970201
Filename
586152
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