Appendix CSoftware Inspections

Reviews and inspections provide the most effective method for improving the quality of the programs you develop. This appendix describes what inspections are, how to conduct inspections, and how a well-designed inspection process can complement your personal reviews. It also describes a method for estimating how many defects are left in a product after the inspection and includes two examples of this estimation method.

What are Inspections?

In an inspection, two or more engineers review another engineer’s product to find its defects and problems. Their objective is not to fix these problems but rather to find them so that the developer can fix them. The time to do an inspection is when an engineer has finished ...

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