Title :
Tool Support for Distributed Software Engineering
Author :
Spanjers, Hans ; Huurne, Maarten Ter ; Bendas, Dan ; Graaf, Bas ; Lormans, Marco ; Van Solingen, Rini
Author_Institution :
Philips Appl. Technol., Amsterdam
Abstract :
Developing a software system in collaboration with other partners, and on different geographical locations is a big challenge for organizations. In this article we first discuss a system that automates build and test processes: SoftFab. This system has been successfully applied in practice in the context of multisite projects. Then, we discuss a case where it was applied to a more challenging type of collaboration: a multipartner development environment. Furthermore, we investigate the underlying concepts of SoftFab and use them to define a list of features for systems that support distributed software engineering
Keywords :
groupware; software tools; SoftFab; build process automation; distributed software engineering tool support; multipartner development environment; software system development; test process automation; Automatic testing; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Cultural differences; Programming; Software engineering; Software systems; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Software Engineering, 2006. ICGSE '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Florianopolis
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2663-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICGSE.2006.261232
