A Comparison of Computer Support Systems for Software Inspection

  • Authors:

  • Fraser Macdonald;James Miller

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XH, United Kingdom. fraser@cs.strath.ac.uk;Department of Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XH, United Kingdom. james@cs.strath.ac.uk

  • Venue:
  • Automated Software Engineering
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Software inspection is universally accepted as an effective defectfinding technique. Recent research in inspection has investigated thedevelopment of computer support, aimed at further improving its efficiency andeffectiveness. This has resulted in the development of a number of prototypesupport tools. In 1996, the authors published a review of five inspectiontools. Since then there has been an explosion in the number available, witha wide variety of innovative approaches and features.This paper reviews sixteen such tools. Despite the quantity of toolsavailable, some fundamental weaknesses still exist. The authors have beenworking to develop a second generation tool which tackles these limitations,a brief description of this tool is also included in the paper.