A model for analyzing performance problems and root causes in the personal software process

A Benchmark-Based Approach for Ranking Root Causes of Performance Problems in Software Development

The data generated by high-maturity software development processes, supported by modern cloud-based application lifecycle management tools, can be periodically mined for benchmarking purposes, namely to: compare the performance of an individual developer or organization with the community of peers, and hence identify areas of inferior performance for improvement; determine factors that influenc...

Analyzing the Root Causes of

Analyzing the Root Causes of Performance Evaluation Results

Modern computer systems are very complex, and many factors influence their performance. It may therefore happen that seemingly minor variations or assumptions actually determine the outcome of evaluations. We provide a detailed case study, in which two parallel job schedulers are compared. Performing the comparison using different workloads and metrics gives different and sometimes conflicting ...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...