Software engineering (SE) truisms capture broadlyapplicable principles of software construction. The trouble with truisms is that such general principles may not apply in specific cases. This paper tests the specificity of two SE truisms: (a) increasing software process level is a desirable goal; and (b) it is best to remove errors during the early parts of a software lifecycle. Our tests are b...

Software effort estimation assesses the quantity of work required to develop a software project. It is a well known fact that the software industry is unable to give proper an estimate of effort, time and development cost and this is described in reports in various reports including those from project management consultancy companies through case studies on failed projects, and surveys. In this...

Audio effect implementation on random musical signal is a basic application of digital signal processors. In this paper, the compatibility features of MATLAB R2008a with Code Composer Studio 3.3 has been exploited to develop Simulink models which when emulated on TMS320C6713 DSK generate real time audio effects. Each design has been done by two different asynchronous scheduling techniques: (i) ...

Software cost and effort estimation is the most vulnerable issue in software development technology. Due continuous changing resources and customer involvements, software effort estimation has become more challenging issue in software management. To accurately estimate software cost and effort is difficult for both developers as well as customers. It has become very difficult to establish relat...

There exist numerous sophisticated models and methods for estimating the size, cost and schedule of software projects. However, the ability to accurately predict the software cost of web based software for agile software projects is still dubious. The most appropriate web based software cost estimation in an agile software development environment is a big problem due to varying levels of custom...

This paper contains two sections relating to software quality issues. First, the various definitions of software quality are examined and an alternative suggested. It continues with a review of the quality model as defined by McCall, Richards and Walters in 1977 and mentions the later model of Boëhm published in 1978. Each of McCall's quality factors is reviewed and the extent to which they sti...

Algorithmic effort prediction models are limited by their inability to cope with uncertainties and imprecision present in software projects early in the development life cycle. In this paper, we present an adaptive fuzzy logic framework for software effort prediction. The training and adaptation algorithms implemented in the framework tolerates imprecision, explains prediction rationale through...