IEEE Software, Volume 15, 1998

Volume 15, Number 1, January/February 1998

Focus

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  Edward Yourdon:
  A Tale of Two Futures. 23-29
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  Robert L. Glass:
  In Praise of Practice. 30-31
• 
  Grady Booch:
  Leaving Kansas. 32-35
• 
  Michael Jackson:
  Will There Ever Be Software Engineering? 36-39
• 
  M. M. Lehman:
  Software's Future: Managing Evolution. 40-44
• 
  Stephen J. Andriole:
  Software: The Good, the Bad, and the Real. 45-47

Head to Head

• 
  Patrick Naughton:
  Basic to Java: Assembling a Career (Interview). 14-17
• 
  Michael J. Pont:
  Soapbox: Why Java is Dangerous. 20-22
• 
  Robert L. Glass:
  Loyal Opposition: Is There Really a Software Crisis? 104-105

From the Trenches

• 
  Frank van Latum, Rini van Solingen, Markku Oivo, Barbara Hoisl, H. Dieter Rombach, Günther Ruhe:
  Adopting GQM-Based Measurement in an Industrial Environment. 78-86

Nuts & Bolts

• 
  David N. Card:
  Learning from Our Mistakes with Defect Causal Analysis. 56-63
• 
  Allan Baktoft Jakobsen:
  Bottom-up Process Improvement Tricks. 64-68
• 
  Mark-Jason Dominus:
  Perl: Not Just for Web Programming. 69-74

Researcher's Corner

• 
  Kai Koskimies, Tarja Systä, Jyrki Tuomi, Tatu Männistö:
  Automated Support for Modeling OO Software. 87-94
• 
  Mike Mannion, Barry Keepence, David Harper:
  Using Viewpoints to Define Domain Requirements. 95-102

Columns

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  Al Davis:
  From The Editor: Recovering from Method Abuse. 4-8
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  James Sanders:
  Software Synergies. 13
• 
  Karen Mackey:
  Culture At Work: Beyond Dilbert - Creating Cultures that Work. 48-49
• 
  Roger S. Pressman:
  Manager: Fear of Trying - The Plight of Rookie Project Managers. 50-51, 54
• 
  Joe Oates:
  Toolbox: Evaluating Data Warehouse Toolkits. 52-54
• 
  Jarrett Rosenberg:
  Quality Time: Five Easy Steps to Systematic Data Handling. 75-77
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  Steve McConnell:
  Best Practices: The Art, Science, and Engineering of Software Development. 118-120

Volume 15, Number 2, March/April 1998

Article Summaries

• 
  Article Summaries. 4

From the Editor

• 
  Alan M. Davis:
  The Harmony in Rechoirments. 6-8

Letters

• 
  Letters. 10-12

Manager

• 
  Jeffrey M. Voas:
  COTS Software: The Economical Choice? 16-19

Insider

• 
  Dehua Ju:
  China's Budding Software Industry. 20-21

Head to Head-Interview

• 
  Alan Kay: Inventing the Future. 22-24

Focus

• 
  Daniel M. Berry, Brian Lawrence:
  Guest Editors' Introduction: Requirements Engineering. 26-29

Head to Head

• 
  Carl Clavedetscher:
  Point: User Involvement Key to Success. 30
• 
  Brian Lawrence:
  Counterpoint: Designers Must Do the Modeling. 31

Focus

• 
  Klaus Weidenhaupt, Klaus Pohl, Matthias Jarke, Peter Haumer:
  Scenarios in System Development: Current Practice. 34-45
• 
  Neil A. M. Maiden, Cornelius Ncube:
  Acquiring COTS Software Selection Requirements. 46-56

Head to Head-The Loyal Opposition

• 
  Robert L. Glass:
  Reuse: What's Wrong with This Picture? 57-59

Culture at Work

• 
  Robert S. Clark:
  The Black Death: A Parallel of Perilous Projects. 60-61

Edgewatch-New Trends in Software Development

• 
  James Sanders:
  Opportunities Online: Fact or Fantasy? 62-64

Feature

• 
  Sarah Kuhn:
  The Software Design Studio: An Exploration. 65-71
• 
  Dan O'Day:
  This Old House. 72-75

From the Trenches

• 
  Søren Lauesen:
  Real-Life Object-Oriented Systems. 76-83

Nuts & Bolts

• 
  Jeffrey Kotula:
  Using Patterns To Create Component Documentation. 84-92

Quality Time

• 
  Nicholas Zvegintzov:
  Frequently Begged Questions and How to Answer Them. 93-96

Researcher's Corner

• 
  Jeff Tian, Joe Palma:
  Analyzing and Improving Reliability: A Tree-Based Approach. 97-104
• 
  Hee Beng Kuan Tan, Tok Wang Ling:
  Correct Program Slicing of Database Operations. 105-112

Head to Head-Soapbox

• 
  Tsuneo Yamaura:
  Why Johnny Can't Test. 113-115

In the News

• 
  In the News. 116-118

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 120-122

Products for Practitioners

• 
  Products for Practitioners. 124-126

Best Practices

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  Problem Programmers. 126-128

Volume 15, Number 3, May/June 1998

Article Summaries

• 
  Article Summaries. 4

From the Editor

• 
  Alan M. Davis:
  More Words of Wisdom. 6-9

Letters

• 
  Letters. 10-14

Focus 1

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  Ellis Horowitz:
  Guest Editor's Introduction: Migrating Software to the World Wide Web. 18-21
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  Maria A. Cobb, Harold Foley III, Ruth Wilson, Miyi Chung, Kevin Shaw:
  An OO Database Migrates to the Web. 22-30
• 
  Serena Coetzee, Judith Bishop:
  A New Way to Query GISs on the Web. 31-40

Head to Head

• 
  Interview with Ellen Ullman: Of Machines, Methods, and Madness. 42-45

Focus 2

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  Les Hatton:
  Does OO Sync with How We Think? 46-54
• 
  Richard Wiener:
  Watch Your Language! 55-56
• 
  Vivekanand P. Kochikar:
  The Object-Powered Web. 57-62

Nuts & Bolts

• 
  James E. Schultz:
  Managing a Y2K Project - Starting Now. 63-71
• 
  Tim Athey:
  Leadership Challenges for the Future. 72-77

From the Trenches

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  Samuel G. McLellan, Alvin W. Roesler, Joseph T. Tempest, Clay Spinuzzi:
  Building More Usable APIs. 78-86

Quality Time

• 
  Shari Lawrence Pfleeger:
  The Nature of System Change. 87-90

Feature

• 
  Anol Bhattacherjee, James H. Gerlach:
  Understanding and Managing OOT Adoption. 91-96

Culture at Work

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  Jean McLendon:
  Healing the Ailing Workplace. 97-99

Edgewatch

• 
  James Sanders:
  Y2K: Don't Play It Again, Sam. 100-102

Head to Head: The Loyal Opposition

• 
  Robert L. Glass:
  Defining Quality Intuitively. 103-104

Manager

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  Tim Lister:
  Hallucinations at 37000 Feet. 105-107

In the News

• 
  In the News. 108-110

Products for Practitioners

• 
  Products for Practitioners. 111-112

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 115-118

Best Practices

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  Feasibility Studies. 119-120

Volume 15, Number 4, July/August 1998

Article Summaries

• 
  Article Summaries. 4

From the Editor

• 
  Alan M. Davis:
  Predictions and Farewells. 6-9

Letters

• 
  Letters. 10-13

Focus

• 
  Norman F. Schneidewind, Christof Ebert:
  Guest Editors' Introduction: Preserve or Redesign Legacy Systems? 14-17

Head to Head

• 
  John C. Munson:
  Point: Software Lives Too Long. 18
• 
  Nicholas Zvegintzov:
  Counterpoint: Software Should Live Longer. 19

Focus

• 
  Jeffrey M. Voas:
  Maintaining Component-Based Systems. 22-27
• 
  Spencer Rugaber, Jim White:
  Restoring a Legacy: Lessons Learned. 28-33
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  Norman F. Schneidewind:
  How To Evaluate Legacy System Maintenance. 34-42

Culture at Work

• 
  Michele Jackman:
  Homeopathic Remedies for Team Toxicity. 43-45

Quality Time

• 
  Barbara A. Kitchenham, Stephen G. Linkman:
  Validation, Verification, and Testing: Diversity Rules. 46-49

From the Trenches

• 
  Paolo Nesi:
  Managing OO Projects Better. 50-60
• 
  Robin Baines:
  Across Disciplines: Risk, Design, Method, Process, and Tools. 61-64

Head to Head: Soapbox

• 
  Roger R. Bate:
  Do Systems Engineering? Who, Me? 65-66

Head to Head: The Loyal Opposition

• 
  Robert L. Glass:
  Maintenance: Less Is Not More. 67-68

Feature

• 
  Søren Lauesen, Houman Younessi:
  Is Software Quality Visible in the Code? 69-73
• 
  Ho-Won Jung:
  Optimizing Value and Cost in Requirements Analysis. 74-78

In the News

• 
  In the News. 79-82

Products for Practitioners

• 
  Products for Practitioners. 83-85

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 87-90

Manager

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  Rob Thomsett:
  The Year 2000 Bug: A Forgotten Lesson. 91-93

Best Practices

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  Why You Should Use Routines...Routinely. 94-96

Volume 15, Number 5, September/October 1998

Article Summaries

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  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

• 
  Letters. 6-9

Soapbox

• 
  Karl E. Wiegers:
  Read My Lips: No New Models! 10-13

The Loyal Opposition

• 
  Michael Jackson:
  Defining a Discipline of Description. 14-17

Manager

• 
  Mark Weisz:
  Dilbert University. 18-22

Nuts & Bolts

• 
  JoAn Ferguson, Sarah A. Sheard:
  Leveraging Your CMM Efforts for IEEE/EIA 12207. 23-28

Quality Time

• 
  Bruce H. Barnes:
  Computer Security Research: A British Perspective. 30-33

Focus

• 
  Wojtek Kozaczynski, Grady Booch:
  Guest Editors' Introduction: Component-Based Software Engineering. 34-36
• 
  Alan W. Brown, Kurt C. Wallnau:
  The Current State of CBSE. 37-46
• 
  Andrea Chávez, Catherine Tornabene, Gio Wiederhold:
  Software Component Licensing: A Primer. 47-53
• 
  Elaine J. Weyuker:
  Testing Component-Based Software: A Cautionary Tale. 54-59
• 
  Tom Digre:
  Business Object Component Architecture. 60-69
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  Pamela Zave, Michael Jackson:
  A Component-Based Approach to Telecommunication Software. 70-78
• 
  Israel Ben-Shaul, James W. Gish, William N. Robinson:
  An Integrated Network Component Architecture. 79-87

Edgewatch

• 
  James Sanders:
  Linux, Open Source, and Software's Future. 88-91

Culture at Work

• 
  Patricia L. Ferdinandi:
  Facilitating Communication. 92-96

Feature

• 
  Rini van Solingen, Egon Berghout, Frank van Latum:
  Interrupts: Just a Minute Never Is. 97-103

Roundtable

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  Roger S. Pressman, Ted G. Lewis, Ben Adida, Ellen Ullman, Tom DeMarco, Thomas Gilb, Brent C. Gorda, Watts S. Humphrey, Ray Johnson:
  Can Internet-Based Applications Be Engineered? 104-110

Products for Practitioners

• 
  Focus on Components. 111-112

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 115-118

In the News

• 
  In the News. 119-125

From the Editor

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  Building the Community. 126-128

Volume 15, Number 6, November/December 1998

Article Summaries

• 
  Article Summaries. 4

Letters

• 
  Letters. 6

Head to Head: Soapbox

• 
  Bill Curtis:
  Which Comes First, the Organization or Its Processes? 10-13

Head to Head: Loyal Opposition

• 
  Diomidis Spinellis:
  The Computer's New Clothes. 14-17

Head to Head: Interview

• 
  Alan M. Davis:
  A Golden Thread in Software's Tapestry. 18-21

Focus

• 
  Carl K. Chang, Maarten Boasson, Tomoo Matsubara:
  Guest Editors' Introduction: Setting the Standard. 22-25
• 
  Michael Franz:
  The Java Virtual Machine: A Passing Fad? 26-29

Nuts & Bolts: How to

• 
  Tsuneo Yamaura:
  How to Design Practical Test Cases. 30-36

From the Trenches: Experience Report

• 
  James Coplien, Daniel Hoffman, David M. Weiss:
  Commonality and Variability in Software Engineering. 37-45

From the Trenches: Case Study

• 
  Robert S. Oshana:
  Tailoring Cleanroom for Industrial Use. 46-55

Nuts & Bolts: Tool Report

• 
  Mikio Aoyama:
  Web-Based Agile Software Development. 56-65

Researcher's Corner: Applied Research Results

• 
  Kathryn Bassin, Theresa Kratschmer, Padmanabhan Santhanam:
  Evaluating Software Development Objectively. 66-74

Researcher's Corner: Research Tutorial

• 
  Daniel Le Métayer, Valérie-Anne Nicolas, Olivier Ridoux:
  Exploring the Software Development Trilogy. 75-81

Manager

• 
  Stephen J. Andriole:
  The Politics of Requirements Management. 82-84

Quality Time

• 
  Philip M. Johnson, Anne M. Disney:
  The Personal Software Process: A Cautionary Case Study. 85-88

Culture at Work

• 
  Fred Hein:
  The Blame Game. 89-91

Head to Head: Roundtable

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  Weighing In on Standards. 92-102

Feature: Peopleware II Excerpt

• 
  Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister:
  Human Capital. 103-105

Referees

• 
  Thanks to Our 1998 Referees. 105-106

In the News

• 
  Keri Schreiner:
  In the News. 107-110

Products for Practitioners

• 
  Focus on Microsoft. 111-112

Bookshelf

• 
  Bookshelf. 124-126

From the Editor

• 
  Steve McConnell:
  How To Read a Technical Article. 126-128