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Software engineering has been defined as the procedures, methods, and tools that control the software development process, which altogether provide the foundation for building high-quality software in a productive manner. There are many dimensions to software quality including–but not limited to–functionality, ease-of-use, flexibility, scalability, security, and performance. Many of the software engineering methodologies focus on ensuring the software meets functional requirements while being produced within time and budget. This paper outlines a strategy by which the system's performance may be "engineered."

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Spring is in the air. It’s the time of year when plants wake from their winter dormancy and start growing out of control. Kind of like building a test harness. Take a tip from the Agile field this season and build your harness one test at a time. No fertilizer required.

You don't have to be Giorgio Armani to fashion effective use cases. Use case patterns can provide you with a vocabulary to help you describe and judge the quality of your use cases. Find out how you can use these patterns to improve your requirements modelin

Turn to The Last Word, where software professionals who care about quality give you their opinions on hot topics. This month, read how adding gauges to your software can show stakeholders how well it is meeting their goals.

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