IEEE Software, Volume 13, 1996

Volume 13, Number 1, January 1996

From the Editor

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  Ted J. Biggerstaff:
  Moore's Law: Change or Die. 4-6

Soapbox

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  Gregor Kiczales:
  Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation. 8-11

Guest Editors' Introduction

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  Barbara A. Kitchenham, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger:
  Software Quality: The Elusive Target. 12-21

Theme Articles

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  Norman F. Schneidewind, Norman E. Fenton:
  Point-Counterpoint: Do Standards Improve Quality? 22
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  Pamela Simmons:
  Quality Outcomes: Determining Business Value. 25-32
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  R. Geoff Dromey:
  Cornering the Chimera. 33-43
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  Ilkka Tervonen:
  Support for Quality-Based Design and Inspection. 44-54
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  Jan Rooijmans, Hans Aerts, Michiel van Genuchten:
  Software Quality in Consumer Electronics Products. 55-64
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  Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Kalai Kalaichelvan, Nishith Goel:
  Early Quality Prediction: A Case Study in Telecommunications. 65-71

Special Features

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  Jacqueline M. Antis, Stephen G. Eick, John D. Pyrce:
  Visualizing the Structure of Large Relational Databases. 72-80
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  David E. Ruddock, Balakrishnan Dasarathy:
  Multithreading Programs: Guidelines for DCE Applications. 80-90

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  The Importance of Being Beautiful. 92-94

Manager

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  Thomas Gilb:
  Level 6: Why We Can't Get There from Here. 97-98

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  Keys to Engineering a Workable Contract. 99-100

Quality Time

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  Lorenzo Strigini:
  Limiting the Dangers of Intuitive Decision Making. 101-103

In the News

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  Stephen Barlas, Michael J. Lutz, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger:
  In the News. 104-106

Volunteers

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  IEEE Software 1995 Referees. 113-115

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 116-119

Toolbox

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  David Sharon:
  Meeting the Challenge of Software Maintenance. 122-126

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  Who Cares About Software Construction? 128-129

Volume 13, Number 2, March 1996

From the Editor

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  Alan M. Davis:
  Eras of Software Technology Transfer. 4-7

Soapbox

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  Praful V. Bhansali:
  Universal Safety Standard is Infeasible-for Now. 8-10

Insider

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  Mark J. Christensen, Carl K. Chang:
  Blueprint for the Ideal Requirements Engineer. 12

Guest Editors' Introduction

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  Jawed I. A. Siddiqi, M. Chandra Shekaran:
  Requirements Engineering: The Emerging Wisdom. 15-19

Theme Articles

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  Brian Lawrence, Daniel Jackson:
  Do You Really Need Formal Requirements/Requirements Need Form, Maybe Formality (Point-Counterpoint). 20
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  Barry W. Boehm, Hoh In:
  Identifying Quality-Requirement Conflicts. 25-35
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  Hans W. Nissen, Manfred A. Jeusfeld, Matthias Jarke, Georg V. Zemanek, Harald Huber:
  Managing Multiple Requirements Perspectives with Metamodels. 37-48
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  Francisco A. C. Pinheiro, Joseph A. Goguen:
  An Object-Oriented Tool for Tracing Requirements. 52-64

Special Features

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  Anthony Hall:
  Using Formal Methods to Develop an ATC Information System. 66-76
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  Robert C. Tausworthe, Michael R. Lyu:
  A Generalized Technique for Simulating Software Reliability. 77-88
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  Steve Jennhwa Yang:
  Debugging for Timing-Constraint Violations. 89-99

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  The Impending Demise of the File System. 100-101

Manager

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  Capers Jones:
  Our Worst Current Development Practices. 102-104

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  Warranties: Promising the Improbable. 105-106

Quality Time

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  Lawrence Bernstein:
  Better Software Through Operational Dynamics. 107-109

In the News

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  Stephen Barlas, Robert N. Britcher, Maureen McSharry:
  In the News. 110-112

Industry Watch

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  Sorel Reisman:
  MacWorld: Lots of Light, Sound, and Audio-Little Strategy. 113-114

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 116-119

Toolbox

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  Rick Shetterly, Alan Chmura:
  Creating the Paperless Office. 124-126

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  Missing in Action: Information Hiding. 127-128

Volume 13, Number 3, May 1996

From the Editor

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  Alan M. Davis:
  Practitioner, Heal Thyself. 4-5

Letters

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  Defining Design Terminology. 8

Soapbox

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  John Palmer:
  Beware the Lure of Software Slogans. 18-20

Insider

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  Annie Kuntzmann-Combelles:
  Can We Learn Lessons Better? 21

Guest Editors' Introduction

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  Pei Hsia:
  Making Software Development Visible. 23-26

Theme Articles

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  Karen Mackey:
  Why Bad Things Happen to Good Projects. 27-32
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  Blayne Maring:
  Object-Oriented Development of Large Applications. 33-40
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  W. Stephen Adolph:
  Cash Cow in the Tar Pit: Reengineering a Legacy System. 41-47
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  Peter Gorm Larsen, John S. Fitzgerald, T. M. Brookes:
  Applying Formal Specification in Industry. 48-56
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  Randall R. Macala, Lynn D. Stuckey Jr., David C. Gross:
  Managing Domain-Specific, Product-Line Development. 57-67
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  S. Wayne Sherer, Ara Kouchakdjian, Paul Arnold:
  Experience Using Cleanroom Software Engineering. 69-76

Special Feature

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  Watts S. Humphrey:
  Using A Defined and Measured Personal Software Process. 77-88

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  Putting the User in User-Interface Testing. 89-90

Manager

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  Edward V. Berard:
  Bringing Testing Into the Fold. 91-92

Quality Time

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  John M. Favaro:
  When the Pursuit of Quality Destroys Value. 93-95

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  The Transaction-Based Pricing Trend. 96-97

In the News

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  In the News. 98-102

Industry Watch

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  Sorel Reisman:
  Old-Timers and Upstarts Chime in with New Telephony Products. 103-104

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 107-111

Toolbox

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  Thomas J. McCabe:
  Cyclomatic Complexity and the Year 2000. 115-117

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  How to Defend an Unpopular Schedule. 118

Volume 13, Number 4, July 1996

From the Editor

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  Alan M. Davis:
  It Feels Like Deja Vu All Over Again. 4

Letters

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  Letters. 6-14

Manager

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  Dwayne Phillips:
  Project Management: Filling in the Gaps. 17-18

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  Are Developers Morally Challenged? 20-22

Theme Articles

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  Tom DeMarco, Ann Miller:
  Managing Large Software Projects. 24-27
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  Walt Gillette:
  Managing Megaprojects: A Focused Approach. 28
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  Kouichi Kishida:
  Managing Megaprojects: A Free-Form Approach. 29-30
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  Jean McLendon, Gerald M. Weinberg:
  Beyond Blaming: Congruence in Large Systems Development Projects. 33-42
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  Tarek K. Abdel-Hamid:
  The Slippery Path to Productivity Improvement. 43-52
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  Peter Conklin:
  Enrollment Management: Managing the Alpha AXP Program. 53-64
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  Bonnie Collier, Tom DeMarco, Peter Fearey:
  A Defined Process For Project Postmortem Review. 65-72
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  Barry W. Boehm:
  Anchoring the Software Process. 73-82
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  Kathy V. C. Parris:
  Implementing Accountability. 83-93
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  Norm Brown:
  Industrial-Strength Management Strategies. 94-103
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  Jim Nielsen, Ann Miller:
  Selecting Software Subcontractors. 104-109
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  Robert N. Charette:
  Large-Scale Project Management Is Risk Management. 110-117

Special Feature

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  Shari Lawrence Pfleeger:
  Measuring Reuse: A Cautionary Tale. 118-127

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  Going Global With User Testing. 129-130

Quality Time

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  Filippo Lanubile:
  Why Software Reliability Predictions Fail. 131-132

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 133-137

In the News

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  Karen Whitehouse:
  Naming Each Needle in the Haystack. 138
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  Decision Making: The Key To Successful Project Managment. 139-140
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  Sorel Reisman:
  Too Small, Too Hot-And Still Too Cool. 141-142

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  Daily Build and Smoke Test. 143-144

Volume 13, Number 5, September 1996

From the Editor

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  Alan M. Davis:
  What's Practical. 4-5

Letters

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  Letters. 6-14

Manager

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  Roger S. Pressman:
  Software Process Impediment. 16-17

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  Designing to Seduce the User. 18-20

Theme Articles

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  Krishna M. Kavi, Ez Nahouraii:
  Guest Editors' Introduction: Software Tools Assessment. 23-26
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  Tilmann F. W. Bruckhaus, Nazim H. Madhavji, Ingrid Janssen, John Henshaw:
  The Impact of Tools on Software Productivity. 29-38
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  Alan W. Brown, Kurt C. Wallnau:
  A Framework for Evaluating Software Technology. 39-49
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  David A. Grossman, M. Catherine McCabe, Christopher Staton, Bret Bailey, Ophir Frieder, David C. Roberts:
  Performance Testing a Large Finance Application. 50-54
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  John P. Hudepohl, Stephen J. Aud, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Jean Mayrand:
  Emerald: Software Metrics and Models on the Desktop. 56-60
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  Alan Chmura, David Sharon:
  Tools Fair: Untangling the Web with Web and Client/Server. 61-72

Special Features

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  Alberto Avritzer, Johannes P. Ros, Elaine J. Weyuker:
  Reliability Testing of Rule-Based Systems. 76-82
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  David M. Cohen, Siddhartha R. Dalal, Jesse Parelius, Gardner C. Patton:
  The Combinatorial Design Approach to Automatic Test Generation. 83-88
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  Joseph Fong:
  Adding a Relational Interface to a Nonrelational Database. 89-97

Bookshelf

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  Tom Adams:
  Bookshelf. 98-100

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  Legal Implications of Blown Schedules. 101-102

In the News

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  In the News. 104-108

Quality Time

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  Khaled El Emam, Nazim H. Madhavji:
  Does Organizational Maturity Improve Quality? 109-110

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  Avoiding Classic Mistakes. 111-112

Volume 13, Number 6, November 1996

From the Editor

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  Alan M. Davis:
  Art or Engineering, One More Time. 4-5

Letters

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  Daily Build: Solution or Coping Mechanism? 6-10

Interface

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  Jakob Nielsen:
  Usability Metrics: Tracking Interface Improvements. 12-13

Manager

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  Roger S. Pressman:
  Software Process Perceptions. 16-18

Soapbox

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  Anthony Finkelstein:
  Improving Public Understanding. 20-21

Features

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  Anthony I. Wasserman:
  Toward a Discipline of Software Engineering. 23-31
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  Thomas J. Haley:
  Software Process Improvement At Raytheon. 33-41
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  Kumiyo Nakakoji:
  Beyond Language Translation: Crossing the Cultural Divide. 42-46
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  Rick Kazman, Gregory D. Abowd, Leonard J. Bass, Paul C. Clements:
  Scenario-Based Analysis of Software Architecture. 47-55
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  Shawn A. Butler, David Diskin, Norman R. Howes, Kathleen Jordan:
  Architectural Design of a Common Operating Environment. 57-65
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  Hans Albrecht Schmid:
  Creating Applications From Components: A Manufacturing Framework Design. 67-75
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  Colin J. Fidge:
  Fundamentals of Distributed System Observation. 77-83

Soft Law

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  Karl Dakin:
  Do We Need an Implied Warranty of Competence? 97-98

Quality Time

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  Donna L. Johnson, Judith G. Brodman:
  Realities and Rewards of Software Process Improvement. 99-101

In the News

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  In the News. 102-108

Toolbox

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  Noah S. Prywes:
  Recovering Design and Specifications from Source Code. 109-111

Bookshelf

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  Bookshelf. 116-123

Thanks to Our 1996 Referees

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  Thanks to Our 1996 Referees. 124-126

Best Practices

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  Steve McConnell:
  Keep It Simple. 127-128