System For Inspection And Quality Assurance Of Software: A Knowledge-Based Experiment With Code Understanding

Bikas K. Das

doi:10.1117/12.969346

21 March 1989 System For Inspection And Quality Assurance Of Software: A Knowledge-Based Experiment With Code Understanding

Bikas K. Das

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Proceedings Volume 1095, Applications of Artificial Intelligence VII; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.969346
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a knowledge-based prototype that inspects and quality assures software components. The prototype model, which offers a singular representation of these components, is used to automate both the mechanical and nonmechanical activities in the quality assurance (QA) process. It will be shown that the prototype, in addition to automating the QA process, provides a novel approach to understanding code. Our approaches are compared with recent approaches to code understanding. The paper also presents the results of an experiment with several classes of nonsyntactic bugs. It is argued that a structured environment, as facilitated by our unique architecture along with "software development standards" used in the QA process, is essential for meaningful analysis of code. Initial success with the prototype has generated several interesting directions for future work.

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Bikas K. Das "System For Inspection And Quality Assurance Of Software: A Knowledge-Based Experiment With Code Understanding", Proc. SPIE 1095, Applications of Artificial Intelligence VII, (21 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.969346

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