Eight maxims for software inspectors

Software Testing Verification and Reliability

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-256

  Kelly, Diane ^a   Shepard, Terry ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Software development process; Software inspection techniques; Software metrics

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); INDUSTRY; INSPECTION; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

SOFTWARE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES; SOFTWARE METRICS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 10944222251     PISSN: 09600833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stvr.295     Document Type: Article

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