Modeling the Experimental Software Engineering Process

– Systematic reviews on software engineering literature have shown an insufficient experimental validation of claims, when compared to the standard practice in other wellestablished sciences. Poor validation of software engineering claims increases the risks of introducing changes in the software process of an organization, as the potential benefits assessment is based on hype, rather than on facts. The software engineering community lacks widely disseminated experimental best practices. This paper contributes with a model of the experimental software engineering process that captures the best practices in the area and is aligned with recent proposals for experimental data dissemination. This process model can be used either as a support in the definition of software engineering experiments or in conducting comparisons among experiment results.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: QUATIC
• Authors: Miguel Goulão, Fernando Brito e Abreu
• Keywords: Communications, QUATIC 2007, Software Engineering, Software Engineering Claims, Software Engineering Literature