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Inbusiness,engineering, andmanufacturing,quality– orhigh quality– has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority orsuperiorityof something (goodsorservices); it is also defined as being suitable for the intended purpose (fitness for purpose) while satisfying customer expectations. Quality is a perceptual, condit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_(business) |
Total quality management(TQM) is an organization-wide effort to "install and make a permanent climate where employeescontinuously improvetheir ability to provide on-demand products and services that customers will find of particular value."[1]Totalemphasizes that departments in addition to production (for example sales... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_quality_management |
Requirements managementis the process of documenting,analyzing,tracing,prioritizingand agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders. It is a continuous process throughout a project. A requirement is a capability to which a project outcome (product or service) should co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requirements_management |
Inproject management,scopeis the defined features and functions of a product, or the scope of work needed to finish a project.[1]Scope involves getting information required to start a project, including the features the product needs to meet its stakeholders' requirements.[2][3]: 116
Project scope is oriented towards ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(project_management) |
Software architectureis the set of structures needed to reason about asoftware systemand the discipline of creating such structures and systems. Each structure comprises software elements, relations among them, and properties of both elements and relations.[1]
Thearchitectureof a software system is ametaphor, analogou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_architecture |
Software quality controlis the set of procedures used by organizations[1]to ensure that a software product will meet its quality goals at the best value to the customer,[2]and to continually improve the organization’s ability to produce software products in the future.[1]
Software quality control refers to specified f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_quality_control |
Incomputer programming,reusabilitydescribes the quality of asoftwareasset that affects its ability to be used in asoftware systemfor which it wasnotspecifically designed. An asset that is easy toreuseand provides utility is considered to have high reusability. A related concept,leverageinvolves modifying an existing as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_reusability |
Asoftware standardis astandard,protocol, or other common format of a document, file, or data transfer accepted and used by one or moresoftware developerswhile working on one or more than one computer programs. Software standards enable interoperability between different programs created by different developers.
Softw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_standard |
Software testabilityis the degree to which a software artifact (e.g. a software system, module, requirement, or design document) supportstestingin a given test context. If the testability of an artifact is high, then finding faults in the system (if any) by means of testing is easier.
Formally, some systems are testab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_testability |
TheLinux kernelprovides multiple interfaces touser-space and kernel-modecode. The interfaces can be classified as eitherapplication programming interface(API) orapplication binary interface(ABI), and they can be classified as either kernel–user space or kernel-internal.
The Linux API includes the kernel–user space API... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_interfaces |
In theStandard Generalized Markup Language(SGML), anentityis aprimitivedata type, which associates astringwith either a unique alias (such as a user-specified name) or an SGMLreserved word(such as#DEFAULT). Entities are foundational to the organizational structure and definition of SGML documents. The SGML specificatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_external_entity |
Free and open-source software(FOSS) issoftwareavailable under alicensethat grants users the right to use, modify, and distribute the software – modified or not – to everyone free of charge. FOSS is an inclusiveumbrella termencompassingfree softwareandopen-source software.[a][1]The rights guaranteed by FOSS originate fr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source |
Cure53is a Germancybersecurityfirm.[1][2][3][4]The company was founded by Mario Heiderich, a security researcher.
After a report from Cure53 on theSouth Koreansecurity appSmart Sheriff, that described the app's security holes as "catastrophic", the South Korean government ordered theSmart Sheriffto be shut down.[1][2]... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cure53 |
Web Messaging, orcross-document messaging, is anAPIintroduced in theWHATWGHTML5draft specification, allowing documents to communicate with one another across different origins, or source domains[1]while rendered in aweb browser. Prior to HTML5, web browsers disallowedcross-site scripting, to protect against security at... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-document_messaging |
Samy(also known asJS.Spacehero) is across-site scriptingworm(XSS worm) that was designed to propagate across thesocial networking siteMySpacebySamy Kamkar. Within just 20 hours[1]of its October 4, 2005 release, over one million users had run the payload[2]making Samy the fastest-spreadingvirusof all time.[3]
The worm ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_(computer_worm) |
In computersoftware, the termparameter validation[1][2]is the automated processing, in a module, to validate the spelling or accuracy of parameters passed to that module. The term has been in common use for over 30 years.[1]Specificbest practiceshave been developed, for decades, to improve the handling of such paramet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameter_validation |
Formatis afunctioninCommon Lispthat can produceformatted textusing a formatstringsimilar to theprint format string. It provides more functionality thanprint, allowing the user to output numbers in various formats (including, for instance:hex,binary,octal,roman numerals, andEnglish), apply certain format specifiers only... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format_(Common_Lisp) |
TheC standard library, sometimes referred to aslibc,[1]is thestandard libraryfor theC programming language, as specified in theISO Cstandard.[2]Starting from the originalANSI Cstandard, it was developed at the same time as theC POSIX library, which is a superset of it.[3]Since ANSI C was adopted by theInternational Org... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_standard_library |
In theC++programming language,input/outputlibrary refers to a family ofclass templatesand supporting functions in theC++ Standard Librarythat implement stream-based input/output capabilities.[1][2]It is anobject-orientedalternative to C'sFILE-based streams from theC standard library.[3][4]
Bjarne Stroustrup, the creat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iostream |
ML(Meta Language) is ageneral-purpose,high-level,functionalprogramming language. It is known for its use of the polymorphicHindley–Milner type system, which automatically assigns thedata typesof mostexpressionswithout requiring explicit type annotations (type inference), and ensures type safety; there is aformal prooft... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML_(programming_language) |
Inengineering,debuggingis the process of finding theroot cause,workarounds, and possible fixes forbugs.
Forsoftware, debugging tactics can involveinteractivedebugging,control flowanalysis,log file analysis, monitoring at theapplicationorsystemlevel,memory dumps, andprofiling. Manyprogramming languagesandsoftware devel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_debugging |
printfis ashellcommandthat formats and outputs text like thesame-named C function. It is available in a variety ofUnixandUnix-likesystems. Some shells implement the command asbuiltinand some provide it as autilityprogram[2]
The command has similarsyntaxandsemanticsas the library function. The command outputs text tost... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_(Unix) |
printkis aprintf-like function of theLinux kernel interfacefor formatting and writing kernel log entries.[1]Since theC standard library(which contains the ubiquitous printf-like functions) is not available inkernel mode,printkprovides for general-purpose output in the kernel.[2]Due to limitations of the kernel design, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printk |
Incomputer programming,string interpolation(orvariable interpolation,variable substitution, orvariable expansion) is the process of evaluating astring literalcontaining one or moreplaceholders, yielding a result in which the placeholders are replaced with their corresponding values. It is a form of simpletemplate proce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_interpolation |
C(pronounced/ˈsiː/– like the letterc)[6]is ageneral-purpose programming language. It was created in the 1970s byDennis Ritchieand remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of the targetedCPUs. It has found lasting use inoperating systemscode (especially inkernels... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_programming_language |
printfis aC standard libraryfunctionthatformatstextand writes it tostandard output. The function accepts a formatc-stringargumentand avariablenumber of value arguments that the functionserializesper the format string. Mismatch between the format specifiers and count andtypeof values results inundefined behaviorand poss... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_format_string |
Anaudit trail(also calledaudit log) is a security-relevant chronological record, set of records, and/or destination and source of records that provide documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected at any time a specific operation, procedure, event, or device.[1][2]Audit records typically result ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audit_trail |
For computerlog management, theCommon Log Format,[1]also known as theNCSA Common log format,[2](afterNCSA HTTPd) is a standardizedtext fileformat used byweb serverswhen generatingserver log files.[3]Because the format is standardized, the files can be readily analyzed by a variety ofweb analysis programs, for exampleWe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Log_Format |
Aterminal serverconnects devices with aserial portto alocal area network(LAN). Products marketed as terminal servers can be very simple devices that do not offer any security functionality, such asdata encryptionand user authentication. The primary application scenario is to enable serial devices to access network serv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_server |
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Adata logger(alsodataloggerordata recorder) is an electronic device that records data over time or about location either with a built-ininstrumentorsensoror via external instruments and sensors. Increasingly, but not entirely, they are based on a digital processor (or computer), and called digital da... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_logging |
Log managementis the process for generating, transmitting, storing, accessing, and disposing of log data. A log data (orlogs) is composed of entries (records), and each entry contains information related to a specific event that occur within an organization's computing assets, including physical and virtual platforms, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_management_and_intelligence |
logparseris a flexiblecommand lineutility that was initially written by Gabriele Giuseppini,[1]aMicrosoftemployee, to automate tests forIISlogging. It was intended for use with theWindowsoperating system, and was included with the IIS 6.0Resource Kit Tools. The default behavior of logparser works like a "data processin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logparser |
TheNetwork Configuration Protocol(NETCONF) is anetwork managementprotocol developed and standardized by theIETF. It was developed in the NETCONF working group[1]and published in December 2006 as RFC 4741[2]and later revised in June 2011 and published as RFC 6241.[3]The NETCONF protocol specification is an Internet Stan... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netconf |
NXLog[1]is a multi-platform log collection and centralization tool that offers log processing features, including log enrichment (parsing, filtering, and conversion) and log forwarding.[2]In concept NXLog is similar tosyslog-ngorRsyslogbut it is not limited toUNIXandsyslogonly. It supports all majoroperating systemssuc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXLog |
Rsyslogis anopen-sourcesoftware utility used onUNIXandUnix-likecomputer systems for forwardinglog messagesin anIPnetwork. It implements the basicsyslogprotocol, extends it with content-based filtering, rich filtering capabilities, queued operations to handle offline outputs,[2]support for different module outputs,[3]fl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsyslog |
Security event management(SEM), and the relatedSIMandSIEM, are computer security disciplines that use data inspection tools to centralize the storage and interpretation of logs or events generated by other software running on a network.[1][2][3]
The acronymsSEM,SIM,andSIEMhave sometimes been used interchangeably,[3]:3... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Event_Manager |
Incomputing,loggingis the act of keeping alogofeventsthat occur in a computer system, such as problems, errors or just information on current operations. These events may occur in theoperating systemor in othersoftware. A message orlog entryis recorded for each such event. These log messages can then be used to monitor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_log |
syslog-ngis afree and open-sourceimplementation of thesyslogprotocol forUnixandUnix-likesystems. It extends the original syslogd model with content-based filtering, rich filtering capabilities, flexible configuration options and adds important features to syslog, like usingTCPfor transport. Syslog-ng is developed in th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog-ng |
Aweb counterorhit counteris a publicly displayed running tally of the number of visits awebpagehas received.
Web counters are usually displayed as aninline digital imageor inplain text.Image renderingof digits may use a variety offontsand styles, with a classic design imitating the wheels of anodometer. Web counters w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_counter |
Web log analysis software(also called aweb log analyzer) is a kind ofweb analyticssoftware that parses aserver log filefrom aweb server, and based on the values contained in the log file, derives indicators about when, how, and by whom a web server is visited. Reports are usually generated immediately, but data extract... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_log_analysis_software |
Inclass-based programming,downcasting, or type refinement, is the act ofcastingabaseorparentclass reference, to a more restrictedderived classreference.[1]This is only allowable if the object is already an instance of the derived class, and so this conversion is inherently fallible.
In many environments,type introspec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downcasting |
In computer programming,run-time type informationorrun-time type identification(RTTI)[1]is a feature of some programming languages (such asC++,[2]Object Pascal, andAda[3]) that exposes information about an object'sdata typeatruntime. Run-time type information may be available for all types or only to types that explici... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-time_type_information#C++_–_dynamic_cast_and_Java_cast |
Incomputer science, atype punningis any programming technique that subverts or circumvents thetype systemof aprogramming languagein order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.
InCandC++, constructs such aspointertype conversionandunion— C++ adds... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_punning |
Incomputer science,reificationis the process by which an abstract idea about aprogramis turned into an explicitdata modelor other object created in aprogramming language. A computable/addressable object—aresource—is created in a system as a proxy for a non computable/addressable object. By means of reification, somethi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_(computer_science) |
sizeofis aunary operatorin theCandC++programming languages that evaluates to thestoragesize of anexpressionor adata type, measured in units sized aschar. Consequently, the expressionsizeof(char)evaluates to 1. The number ofbitsof typecharis specified by thepreprocessor macroCHAR_BIT, defined in the standardinclude file... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizeof |
In theC++programming language,decltypeis akeywordused to query thetypeof anexpression. Introduced inC++11, its primary intended use is ingeneric programming, where it is often difficult, or even impossible, to express types that depend ontemplateparameters.
Asgeneric programmingtechniques became increasingly popular t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decltype |
Programming languagesandcomputing platformsthat typically supportreflective programming(reflection) includedynamically typedlanguages such asSmalltalk,Perl,PHP,Python,VBScript, andJavaScript. Also the.NETlanguages are supported and theMaude systemof rewriting logic. Very rarely there are some non-dynamic or unmanaged l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reflective_programming_languages_and_platforms |
Incomputer programming, amirroris areflectionmechanism that is completely decoupled from the object whose structure is being introspected. This is as opposed to traditional reflection, for example inJava, where one introspects an object using methods from the object itself (e.g.getClass()).
Mirrors adhere to the quali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_(programming) |
Aprogramming paradigmis a relatively high-level way to conceptualize and structure the implementation of acomputer program. Aprogramming languagecan be classified as supporting one or more paradigms.[1]
Paradigms are separated along and described by different dimensions of programming. Some paradigms are about implica... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_paradigm |
Template metaprogramming(TMP) is ametaprogrammingtechnique in whichtemplatesare used by acompilerto generate temporarysource code, which is merged by the compiler with the rest of the source code and then compiled. The output of these templates can includecompile-timeconstants,data structures, and completefunctions. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_metaprogramming |
Monomorphizationis acompile-timeprocess wherepolymorphic functionsare replaced by many monomorphic functions for each unique instantiation.[1]It is considered beneficial to undergo the mentioned transformation because it results in the outputintermediate representation(IR) having specific types, which allows for more e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomorphization |
Generic programmingis a style ofcomputer programmingin whichalgorithmsare written in terms ofdata typesto-be-specified-laterthat are theninstantiatedwhen needed for specific types provided asparameters. This approach, pioneered in theprogramming languageMLin 1973,[1][2]permits writing commonfunctionsordata typesthat di... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_programming |
In the context of theCorC++programming languages, alibraryis calledheader-onlyif the full definitions of allmacros,functionsandclassescomprising the library are visible to thecompilerin aheader fileform.[1]Header-only libraries do not need to be separatelycompiled, packaged and installed in order to be used. All that i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Header-only |
Substitution failure is not an error(SFINAE) is a principle inC++where an invalid substitution oftemplateparameters is not in itself an error. David Vandevoorde first introduced the acronym SFINAE to describe related programming techniques.[1]
Specifically, when creating a candidate set foroverload resolution, some (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitution_failure_is_not_an_error |
Thecuriously recurring template pattern(CRTP) is an idiom, originally inC++, in which a classXderives from a classtemplateinstantiation usingXitself as a template argument.[1]More generally it is known asF-bound polymorphism, and it is a form ofF-bounded quantification.
The technique was formalized in 1989 as "F-bound... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiously_recurring_template_pattern |
The followinglist of C++ template librariesdetails the variouslibrariesoftemplatesavailable for theC++programming language.
The choice of a typical library depends on a diverse range of requirements such as: desired features (e.g.: large dimensional linear algebra, parallel computation, partial differential equations)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C%2B%2B_template_libraries |
Application lifecycle management(ALM) is theproduct lifecycle management(governance,development, andmaintenance) ofcomputer programs. It encompassesrequirements management,software architecture,computer programming,software testing,software maintenance,change management,continuous integration,project management, andrel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management |
Theinput–process–output (IPO) model, orinput-process-outputpattern, is a widely used approach insystems analysisandsoftware engineeringfor describing the structure of an information processing program or other process. Many introductoryprogrammingandsystems analysistexts introduce this as the most basic structure for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPO_model |
Insoftware engineering, asoftware development processorsoftware development life cycle(SDLC) is a process of planning and managingsoftware development. It typically involves dividing software development work into smaller, parallel, or sequential steps or sub-processes to improvedesignand/orproduct management. The meth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_methodologies |
Data modelinginsoftware engineeringis the process of creating adata modelfor aninformation systemby applying certain formal techniques. It may be applied as part of broaderModel-driven engineering(MDE) concept.
Data modeling is aprocessused to define and analyze datarequirementsneeded to support thebusiness processesw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_modeling |
Domain-specific modeling(DSM) is asoftware engineeringmethodologyfor designing and developing systems, such ascomputer software. It involves systematic use of adomain-specific languageto represent the various facets of a system.
Domain-specific modeling languages tend to support higher-levelabstractionsthangeneral-pur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_modeling |
Method engineeringin the "field ofinformation systemsis thedisciplineto construct new methods from existing methods".[2]It focuses on "the design, construction and evaluation of methods, techniques and support tools forinformation systems development".[3]
Furthermore, method engineering "wants to improve the usefulnes... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_engineering |
Model-driven architecture(MDA) is a software design approach for the development of software systems. It provides a set of guidelines for the structuring of specifications, which are expressed as models. Model Driven Architecture is a kind of domain engineering, and supportsmodel-driven engineeringof software systems. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-driven_architecture |
Amodeling languageis anyartificial languagethat can be used to expressdata,informationorknowledgeorsystemsin astructurethat is defined by a consistent set of rules. The rules are used for interpretation of the meaning of components in the structure of aprogramming language.
A modeling language can be graphical or text... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modeling_language |
Rapid application development(RAD), also calledrapid application building(RAB), is both a general term foradaptive software developmentapproaches, and the name forJames Martin's method of rapid development. In general, RAD approaches to software development put less emphasis on planning and more emphasis on an adaptive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_application_development |
Incomputer science,automatic programming[1]is a type ofcomputer programmingin which some mechanism generates acomputer program, to allow humanprogrammersto write the code at a higher abstraction level.
There has been little agreement on the precise definition of automatic programming, mostly because its meaning has ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_programming |
Build automationis the practice ofbuildingsoftware systems in a relatively unattended fashion. The build is configured to run with minimized or nosoftware developerinteraction and without using a developer's personal computer. Build automation encompasses the act of configuring thebuild systemas well the resulting syst... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_automation |
Anintegrated development environment(IDE) is asoftware applicationthat provides comprehensive facilities forsoftware development. An IDE normally consists of at least asource-code editor,build automationtools, and adebugger. Some IDEs, such asIntelliJ IDEA,EclipseandLazaruscontain the necessarycompiler,interpreteror bo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment |
Ananti-patterninsoftware engineering,project management, andbusiness processesis a common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective and risks being highly counterproductive.[1][2]The term, coined in 1995 by computer programmerAndrew Koenig, was inspired by the bookDesign Patterns(which highlights a nu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern |
Insoftware engineering, asoftware design patternordesign patternis a general,reusablesolution to a commonly occurring problem in many contexts insoftware design.[1]A design pattern is not a rigid structure to be transplanted directly intosource code. Rather, it is a description or a template for solving a particular ty... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_pattern_(computer_science) |
Insoftware engineering, asoftware development processorsoftware development life cycle(SDLC) is a process of planning and managingsoftware development. It typically involves dividing software development work into smaller, parallel, or sequential steps or sub-processes to improvedesignand/orproduct management. The meth... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_methodology |
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to computer engineering:
Computer engineering–disciplinethat integrates several fields ofelectrical engineeringandcomputer sciencerequired to developcomputer hardwareand software.[1]Computer engineers usually have training inelectronic engineering(or... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_computer_engineering |
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to computer programming:
Computer programming– process that leads from an original formulation of acomputingproblem toexecutablecomputer programs. Programming involves activities such as analysis, developing understanding, generatingalgorithms,verific... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_computer_programming |
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to software development:
Software development– development of asoftwareproduct, which entailscomputer programming(process of writing and maintaining thesource code), and encompasses a planned and structured process from the conception of the desired s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_software_development |
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to web design and web development, two very related fields:
Web design– field that encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance ofwebsites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design;interface d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_web_design_and_web_development |
The followingoutlineis provided as an overview of and topical guide to computers:
Computers– programmable machines designed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations. The sequences of operations can be changed readily, allowing computers to solve more than one kind of problem.
Computers... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_computers |
This is an alphabetical list of articles pertaining specifically tosoftware engineering.
2D computer graphics—3D computer graphics
Abstract syntax tree—Abstraction—Accounting software—Ada—Addressing mode—Agile software development—Algorithm—Anti-pattern—Application framework—Application software—Artificial intelligen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_software_engineering_articles |
Search-based software engineering(SBSE) appliesmetaheuristicsearch techniques such asgenetic algorithms,simulated annealingandtabu searchtosoftware engineeringproblems. Many activities insoftware engineeringcan be stated asoptimizationproblems.Optimizationtechniques ofoperations researchsuch aslinear programmingordynam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search-based_software_engineering |
TheSoftware Engineering Body of Knowledge(SWEBOK(/ˈswiːˌbɒk/SWEE-bok)) refers to the collective knowledge, skills, techniques, methodologies, best practices, and experiences accumulated within the field ofsoftware engineeringover time. A baseline for this body of knowledge is presented in theGuide to the Software Engin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWEBOK |
TheSoftware Engineering 2004(SE2004) —formerly known asComputing Curriculum Software Engineering(CCSE)— is a document that provides recommendations forundergraduate educationinsoftware engineering. SE2004 was initially developed by a steering committee between 2001 and 2004. Its development was sponsored by theAssociat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCSE |
Complexitycharacterizes the behavior of asystemormodelwhose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, leading tonon-linearity,randomness,collective dynamics,hierarchy, andemergence.[1][2]
The term is generally used to characterize something with many parts where those parts interact with each other ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complexity |
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineeringis a book onsoftware engineeringandproject managementbyFred Brooksfirst published in 1975, with subsequent editions in 1982 and 1995. Its central theme is that adding manpower to a software project that is behind schedule delays it even longer. This idea is known as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_system_syndrome |
Incomputer science,program optimization,code optimization, orsoftware optimizationis the process of modifying a software system to make some aspect of it work moreefficientlyor use fewer resources.[1]In general, acomputer programmay be optimized so that it executes more rapidly, or to make it capable of operating with ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimization_(computer_science) |
Source code escrowis the deposit of thesource codeofsoftwarewith a third-partyescrowagent. Escrow is typically requested by a party licensing software (the licensee), to ensure maintenance of the software instead ofabandonmentororphaning. The software's source code is released to the licensee if the licensor files for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code_escrow |
Feature interactionis asoftware engineeringconcept. It occurs when the integration of two features would modify the behavior of one or both features.
The termfeatureis used to denote a unit of functionality of a software application. Similar to many concepts in computer science, the term can be used at different level... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_interaction_problem |
Professional certification,trade certification, orprofessional designation, often called simplycertificationorqualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Not all certifications that usepost-nominal lettersare an acknowledgement of educational achievement, or an a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certification_(software_engineering) |
Engineering disastersoften arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society.[1]These demands includebuildings,aircraft,vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_disasters#Failure_due_to_software |
Inproject management, thecone of uncertaintydescribes the evolution of the amount of best case uncertainty during a project.[1]At the beginning of a project, comparatively little is known about the product or work results, and so estimates are subject to large uncertainty. As more research and development is done, more... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_of_uncertainty |
Cost estimation in software engineering is typically concerned with the financial spend on the effort to develop and test the software, this can also include requirements review, maintenance, training, managing and buying extra equipment, servers and software. Many methods have been developed for estimating software co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_estimation_in_software_engineering |
Cost estimation modelsare mathematicalalgorithmsorparametric equationsused to estimate the costs of a product or project. The results of the models are typically necessary to obtain approval to proceed, and are factored into business plans, budgets, and other financial planning and tracking mechanisms.
These algorith... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_estimation_models |
Acost overrun, also known as acost increaseorbudget overrun, involves unexpected incurredcosts. When these costs are in excess of budgeted amounts due to avalue engineeringunderestimation of the actual cost during budgeting, they are known by these terms.
Cost overruns are common ininfrastructure,building, andtechnolo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_overrun |
Thefunction pointis a "unit of measurement" to express the amount of business functionality aninformation system(as a product) provides to a user. Function points are used to compute a functional size measurement (FSM) of software. The cost (in dollars or hours) of a single unit is calculated from past projects.[1]
Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_points |
Theplanning fallacyis a phenomenon in which predictions about how much time will be needed to complete a future task display anoptimism biasand underestimate the time needed. This phenomenon sometimes occurs regardless of the individual's knowledge that past tasks of a similar nature have taken longer to complete than ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_fallacy |
Proxy-Based Estimating (PROBE) is an estimating process used in thePersonal Software Process(PSP) to estimate size and effort.
Proxy Based Estimating (PROBE), is the estimation method introduced byWatts Humphrey(of theSoftware Engineering InstituteatCarnegie Mellon University) as part of the
Personal Software Process ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy-based_estimating |
ThePutnam modelis an empiricalsoftware effort estimationmodel[1]created by Lawrence H. Putnam in 1978. Measurements of a software project is collected (e.g., effort in man-years, elapsed time, and lines of code) and an equation fitted to the data usingregression analysis. Future effort estimates are made by providing... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putnam_model |
Aparametric modelis a set of related mathematical equations that incorporates variable parameters. Ascenariois defined by selecting a value for each parameter. Software project managers use software parametric models and parametric estimation tools to estimate their projects' duration, staffing and cost.
In the early ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_parametric_models |
AnAPI writeris atechnical writerwho writes documents that describe anapplication programming interface(API). The primary audience includes programmers, developers, system architects, and system designers.
An API is alibraryconsisting of interfaces, functions,classes, structures, enumerations, etc. for building a softw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_Writer |
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number ofdocumentation generators. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs. Note... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_documentation_generators |
Asoftware design description(a.k.a.software design documentorSDD; justdesign document; alsoSoftware Design Specification) is a representation of a software design that is to be used for recording design information, addressing various design concerns, and communicating that information to the design’s stakeholders.[1]A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_document |
Inprogramming, adocstringis astring literalspecified insource codethat is used, like acomment, to document a specific segment of code. Unlike conventional source code comments, or even specifically formatted comments likedocblocks, docstrings are not stripped from the source tree when it isparsedand are retained throug... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docstring |
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