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An analysis of errors and their causes in system programs

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Proceedings of the international conference on Reliable software

Pages 327 - 336

https://doi.org/10.1145/800027.808455

Published: 01 April 1975 Publication History

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Program errors detected during internal testing of the operating system DOS/VS form the basis for an investigation of error distributions in system programs. Using a classification of the errors according to various attributes, conclusions can be drawn concerning the possible causes of these errors. The information thus obtained is applied in a discussion of the most effective methods for the detection and prevention of errors.

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An analysis of errors and their causes in system programs
1. General and reference
  1. Cross-computing tools and techniques
    1. Reliability
    2. Validation
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development techniques
      1. Error handling and recovery
    2. Software verification and validation
      1. Empirical software validation
      2. Process validation
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Extra-functional properties
      1. Software reliability

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Proceedings of the international conference on Reliable software

April 1975

567 pages

ISBN:9781450373852

DOI:10.1145/800027

ACM SIGPLAN Notices Volume 10, Issue 6
International Conference on Reliable Software
June 1975
563 pages
ISSN:0362-1340
EISSN:1558-1160
DOI:10.1145/390016
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Martin L. Shooman,
Raymond T. Yeh
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