Incomplete software requirements and assumptions made by software engineers

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dc.citation.epage339en_US
dc.citation.spage333en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlbayrak, Özlemen_US
dc.contributor.authorKurtoǧlu, Hülyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBiçakçi, M.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialPenang, Malaysiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T12:25:43Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T12:25:43Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentComputer Technology and Information Systemsen_US
dc.descriptionDate of Conference: 1-3 Dec. 2009en_US
dc.description.abstractMany software engineers make implicit assumptions when working with incomplete software requirements. To study assumptions made by software engineers while converting incomplete requirements to software design or to implementation phase deliverables, we conducted an experiment with 251 software engineers from eight companies. The results of this empirical study showed that how software engineers responded (using source code, pseudo code, or prototype) to an incomplete requirement significantly impacted the number of explicit assumptions they made. We studied relationships between the number of explicit assumptions and the engineers' experience and educational backgrounds. On average, non-computer-background engineers made more explicit assumptions than computerbackground graduates. We found a significant relationship between the engineers' experience and the number of explicit assumptions made. We discuss the results and their implications. © 2009 IEEE.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1109/APSEC.2009.39en_US
dc.identifier.issn1530-1362
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/28635
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APSEC.2009.39en_US
dc.source.title2009 16th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conferenceen_US
dc.subjectAssumptionen_US
dc.subjectIncomplete software requirementsen_US
dc.subjectEmpirical studiesen_US
dc.subjectPseudo codesen_US
dc.subjectSoftware engineersen_US
dc.subjectSoftware requirementsen_US
dc.subjectSource codesen_US
dc.subjectComputer softwareen_US
dc.subjectEngineersen_US
dc.subjectProfessional aspectsen_US
dc.subjectRequirements engineeringen_US
dc.subjectSoftware designen_US
dc.titleIncomplete software requirements and assumptions made by software engineersen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US

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