Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding
This paper addresses the influence the Checklist Based Reading inspection technique has on a developer's ability to modify inspected code. Traditionally, inspections have been used to detect defects within the development life cycle. This research identified a correlation between the number of...
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2008
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| author | McMeekin, David Von Konsky, Brian Chang, Elizabeth Cooper, David |
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| description | This paper addresses the influence the Checklist Based Reading inspection technique has on a developer's ability to modify inspected code. Traditionally, inspections have been used to detect defects within the development life cycle. This research identified a correlation between the number of defects detected and the successful code extensions for new functionality unrelated to the defects. Participants reported that having completed a checklist inspection, modifying the code was easier because the inspection had given them an understanding of the code that would not have existed otherwise. The results also showed a significant difference in how developers systematically modified code after completing a checklist inspection when compared to those who had not performed a checklist inspection. This study has shown that applying software inspections for purposesother than defect detection include software understanding and comprehension. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-183322022-11-21T06:47:07Z Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding McMeekin, David Von Konsky, Brian Chang, Elizabeth Cooper, David F. Hussain E. Chang This paper addresses the influence the Checklist Based Reading inspection technique has on a developer's ability to modify inspected code. Traditionally, inspections have been used to detect defects within the development life cycle. This research identified a correlation between the number of defects detected and the successful code extensions for new functionality unrelated to the defects. Participants reported that having completed a checklist inspection, modifying the code was easier because the inspection had given them an understanding of the code that would not have existed otherwise. The results also showed a significant difference in how developers systematically modified code after completing a checklist inspection when compared to those who had not performed a checklist inspection. This study has shown that applying software inspections for purposesother than defect detection include software understanding and comprehension. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18332 10.1109/ASWEC.2008.4483238 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Computer Society fulltext |
| spellingShingle | McMeekin, David Von Konsky, Brian Chang, Elizabeth Cooper, David Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title | Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title_full | Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title_fullStr | Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title_short | Checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| title_sort | checklist based reading's influence on a developer's understanding |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18332 |