Reliable Computer Software. What it is and How to get it.

Abstract

The paper attempts to motivate software acquisition managers to give more attention to software development. Up to now, more attention has been given to hardware acquisition at the expense of software. Since computer software can't really be seen, it is easily ignored. Therefore, it requires greater management visibility. There are many techniques available today which can improve the software design and increase software reliability. The techniques briefly described are: modularization, top-down programming, structured programming, egoless programming, chief programmer team, good programming style, and configuration management. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA026988

Entities

People

  • David N. Farnan

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Structured Programming

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.