IEEE Software, Volume 13, 1996

Volume 13, Number 1, January 1996

From the Editor

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

Gregor Kiczales:
Beyond the Black Box: Open Implementation. 8-11
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Guest Editors' Introduction

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

Norman F. Schneidewind, Norman E. Fenton:
Point-Counterpoint: Do Standards Improve Quality? 22, 24
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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
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Special Features

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
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Interface

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

Thomas Gilb:
Level 6: Why We Can't Get There from Here. 97-98, 103
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Soft Law

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

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

Stephen Barlas, Michael J. Lutz, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger:
In the News. 104-106, 108-112
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Volunteers

IEEE Software 1995 Referees. 113-115
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Bookshelf

Bookshelf. 116-119
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Toolbox

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

Steve McConnell:
Who Cares About Software Construction? 128-129
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Volume 13, Number 2, March 1996

From the Editor

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

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

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

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

Brian Lawrence, Daniel Jackson:
Do You Really Need Formal Requirements/Requirements Need Form, Maybe Formality (Point-Counterpoint). 20, 22
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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
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Special Features

Anthony Hall:
Using Formal Methods to Develop an ATC Information System. 66-76
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Robert 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
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Interface

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

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

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

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

Stephen Barlas, Robert N. Britcher, Maureen McSharry:
In the News. 110-112, 114-115, 121
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Industry Watch

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

Bookshelf. 116-119, 122-123
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Toolbox

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

Steve McConnell:
Missing in Action: Information Hiding. 127-128
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Volume 13, Number 3, May 1996

From the Editor

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

Defining Design Terminology. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20
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Soapbox

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

Annie Kuntzmann-Combelles:
Can We Learn Lessons Better? 21
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Guest Editors' Introduction

Pei Hsia:
Making Software Development Visible. 23-26
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Theme Articles

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
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Special Feature

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

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

Edward V. Berard:
Bringing Testing Into the Fold. 91-92, 95
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Quality Time

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

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

In the News. 98-102, 105-106
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Industry Watch

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

Bookshelf. 107-111
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Toolbox

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

Steve McConnell:
How to Defend an Unpopular Schedule. 118, 120
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Volume 13, Number 4, July 1996

From the Editor

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

Letters. 6-14
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Manager

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

Karl Dakin:
Are Developers Morally Challenged? 20-22
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Theme Articles

Tom DeMarco, Ann Miller:
Managing Large Software Projects. 24-27
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Walt Gillette:
Managing Megaprojects: A Focused Approach. 28, 30
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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
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Special Feature

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

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

Filippo Lanubile:
Why Software Reliability Predictions Fail. 131-132, 137
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Bookshelf

Bookshelf. 133-137
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In the News

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
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Best Practices

Steve McConnell:
Daily Build and Smoke Test. 143-144
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Volume 13, Number 5, September 1996

From the Editor

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

Letters. 6-14
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Manager

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

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

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
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Special Features

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
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Bookshelf

Tom Adams:
Bookshelf. 98-100, 102
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Soft Law

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

In the News. 104-108
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Quality Time

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

Steve McConnell:
Avoiding Classic Mistakes. 111-112
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Volume 13, Number 6, November 1996

From the Editor

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

Daily Build: Solution or Coping Mechanism? 6-10
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Interface

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

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

Anthony Finkelstein:
Improving Public Understanding. 20-21
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Features

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
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Soft Law

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

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

In the News. 102-108
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Toolbox

Noah S. Prywes:
Recovering Design and Specifications from Source Code. 109-111, 114-115
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Bookshelf

Bookshelf. 116-123
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Thanks to Our 1996 Referees

Thanks to Our 1996 Referees. 124-126
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Best Practices

Steve McConnell:
Keep It Simple. 127-128
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