DocumentCode :
320880
Title :
In search of theory and tools to support code inspections
Author :
Rodgers, Thomas Lee ; Vogel, Douglas R. ; Purdin, Titus ; Saints, Bill
Author_Institution :
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Volume :
3
fYear :
1998
fDate :
1998
Firstpage :
370
Abstract :
This paper proposes a research agenda and tool development methodology to support software code inspections. Research suggests promise and opportunity for a practical, people-oriented, and cognitively-based code inspection research approach. To provide theoretical and practical foundations, this paper identifies research assumptions, pitfalls and potentials. It also proposes a theoretical causal model. Finally, the paper presents and analyzes results from a pilot study. Research contributions include: linking tasks, technology, and levels of maturity (using a slightly modified capability maturity model); and positing that, given process maturity and reviewer proficiency profiles, management can better allocate resources (program coders and reviewers matched by motivation, code selection, supporting documentation, and review tools/processes)
Keywords :
program diagnostics; program testing; resource allocation; software tools; code selection; cognitive-based code inspection; documentation; people-oriented inspection; process maturity; research; resource allocation; reviewer proficiency profiles; software code inspection tools; theoretical causal model; tool development methodology; Capability maturity model; Inspection; Joining processes; Productivity; Programming; Resource management; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software tools; Technology management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8255-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1998.656306
Filename :
656306
Link To Document :
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