• DocumentCode
    1277484
  • Title

    Experience with inspection in ultralarge-scale development

  • Author

    Russell, Glen W.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell-Northern Res. Ltd., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    The use of code inspection to detect errors in ultralarge software projects is discussed. In particular, quantitative results based on a 1988 study of inspection of 2.5 million lines of high-level code at Bell-Northern Research are presented. The data represent one of the largest published studies in the industry and confirm that code inspection is still one of the most efficient ways to remove software defects. How to introduce inspections in large-scale production environments successfully is described.<>
  • Keywords
    DP management; program testing; quality control; code inspection; high-level code; large-scale production environments; management; software defects; software projects; software quality; ultralarge-scale development; Business communication; Communication switching; Computer industry; Costs; Inspection; Large-scale systems; Logic testing; Modems; Production; Telecommunication switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.62929
  • Filename
    62929