As software developers we are engineers because we make useful machines. We are concerned both with the world, in which the machine serves a useful purpose, and with the machine i...
The following study investigated cognitive factors involved in applying the Perspective-Based Reading (PBR) technique for defect detection in software inspections. Using the proto...
In a system development, the knowledge of a target business is very important factor for the success of a development. The needed part of such knowledge is different for each stak...
A critical point for developing successful information systems for distributed organisations is the need for integrating heterogeneous technologies and tools. This paper reports a...
Lerina Aversano, Gerardo Canfora, Andrea De Lucia,...
This paper describes Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) in the Oracle database — a novel technology and methodology to build database application patches so that installation of t...