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Writes via unchecked pointer dereferences rank high among vulnerabilities most often exploited by malicious code. The most common attacks use an unchecked string copy to cause a b...
Coupling in software has been linked with maintainability and existing metrics are used as predictors of external software quality attributes such as fault-proneness, impact analy...
The evolution of Web Applications needs to be supported by the availability of proper analysis and design documents. UML use case diagrams are certainly useful to identify feature...
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Unexpected model behaviors need explanation, so valid behaviors can be separated from errors. Understanding unexpected behavior requires accumulation of insight into the behavior ...