Deterministic Record-and-Replay.

Authors: Quinn, Andrew¹ (AUTHOR) aquinn1@ucsc.edu, Alvaro, Peter² (AUTHOR) palvaro@ucsc.edu

Source: Communications of the ACM. May2025, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p32-34. 3p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER programming, *INTERNET servers, COMPUTER debugging software, CLOUD computing, GRAPHICS processing units, MACHINE learning

A Machine Learning Approach for Classifying the Default Bug Severity Level.

Authors: Aburakhia, Abdalrahman¹, Alshayeb, Mohammad^1,2 alshayeb@kfupm.edu.sa

Source: Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering (Springer Science & Business Media B.V. ). Sep2024, Vol. 49 Issue 9, p13131-13148. 18p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *DEFAULT (Finance), *SUPPORT vector machines, *FEATURE extraction, *SENTIMENT analysis, *SOFTWARE maintenance

RA-UNet: A New Deep Learning Segmentation Method for Semiconductor Wafer Defect Analysis on Fine-Grained Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Images.

Authors: Qiao, Yibo, Chen, Yanning, Liu, Fang, Mei, Zhouzhouzhou, Luo, Yuening, Chen, Yining, Liao, Yiyi, Wu, Bo, Deng, Yongfeng

Source: IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing; May2025, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p185-193, 9p

Subject Terms: IMAGE segmentation, SEMICONDUCTORS, SEMICONDUCTOR defects, DEEP learning, DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), SCANNING electron microscopes

A Literature Review of Software Testing Practices and Frameworks in the Video Gaming Industry.

Authors: Roque, Alejandro, Sotomayor, Juan P., Santiago, Dionny, Clarke, Peter J.

Source: Software Testing: Verification & Reliability; Mar2025, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p1-28, 28p

Subject Terms: VIDEO game industry, QUALITY assurance, COMPUTER software testing, VIDEO game development, DEBUGGING, DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), AUTOMATION

To Catch a Failure: The Record-and-Replay Approach to Debugging.

Authors: O'Callahan, Robert, Huey, Kyle, O'Dell, Devon, Coatta, Terry

Source: Communications of the ACM. Aug2020, Vol. 63 Issue 8, p34-42. 7p. 1 Color Photograph.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), SOFTWARE development tools, DATA loggers, DETERMINISTIC processes

Reviews & Products: MOZILLA Firefox (Computer software)

A GUI-based Metamorphic Testing Technique for Detecting Authentication Vulnerabilities in Android Mobile Apps.

Authors: Amalfitano, Domenico^1,2 (AUTHOR) domenico.amalfitano@unina.it, Júnior, Misael¹ (AUTHOR) misaeljr@usp.br, Fasolino, Anna Rita² (AUTHOR) fasolino@unina.it, Delamaro, Marcio¹ (AUTHOR) delamaro@icmc.usp.br

Source: Journal of Systems & Software. Jun2025, Vol. 224, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), MOBILE apps, INVERSE relationships (Mathematics), DESIGN techniques, TEST design, GRAPHICAL user interfaces

How do software practitioners perceive human-centric defects?

Authors: Chauhan, Vedant¹ (AUTHOR) vedant.chauhan@monash.edu, Arora, Chetan¹ (AUTHOR) chetan.arora@monash.edu, Khalajzadeh, Hourieh² (AUTHOR) hkhalajzadeh@deakin.edu.au, Grundy, John¹ (AUTHOR) john.grundy@monash.edu

Source: Information & Software Technology. Dec2024, Vol. 176, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER software development, *INDUSTRIAL engineering, *INFORMATION technology, *SOFTWARE engineering, SOFTWARE architecture

Ten simple rules for training scientists to make better software.

Authors: Gallagher, Kit, Creswell, Richard, Lambert, Ben, Robinson, Martin, Lok Lei, Chon, Mirams, Gary R., Gavaghan, David J.

Source: PLoS Computational Biology; 9/12/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p1-18, 18p

Subject Terms: SOFTWARE development tools, SCIENCE education, AGILE software development, LANGUAGE models, DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), SOFTWARE refactoring

Crowded house: an analysis of how the Virtual Learning Environment Moodle is built via bug tracker participants.

Authors: Costello, Eamon¹ eamon.costello@dcu.ie, Johnston, Keith², Wade, Vincent²

Source: Interactive Learning Environments. Aug2023, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p2583-2593. 11p.

Subject Terms: *COURSEWARE, *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *EDUCATIONAL technology, *OPEN universities

Reviews & Products: MOODLE (Computer software)

A dimensionality reduction-based efficient software fault prediction using Fisher linear discriminant analysis (FLDA).

Authors: Kalsoom, Anum¹, Maqsood, Muazzam^1,2, Ghazanfar, Mustansar Ali², Aadil, Farhan^1,2, Rho, Seungmin³ smrho@sungkyul.ac.kr

Source: Journal of Supercomputing. Sep2018, Vol. 74 Issue 9, p4568-4602. 35p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *SOFTWARE reliability, *DISCRIMINANT analysis, *DIMENSION reduction (Statistics), *FAULT tolerance (Engineering)

Enhancing bug allocation in software development: a multi-criteria approach using fuzzy logic and evolutionary algorithms.

Authors: Gupta, Chetna, Gupta, Varun

Source: PeerJ Computer Science; Jun2024, p1-27, 27p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER software development, DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), FUZZY logic, DECISION making, INTUITION

In Defense of Soundiness: A Manifesto

Authors: Livshits, Benjamin¹ (AUTHOR) livshits@microsoft.com, Sridharan, Manu² (AUTHOR) manu@sridharan.net, Smaragdakis, Yannis³ (AUTHOR) smaragd@di.uoa.gr, Lhoták, Ondřej⁴ (AUTHOR) olhotak@uwaterloo.ca, Amaral, J. Nelson⁵ (AUTHOR) jamaral@ualberta.ca, Chang, Bor-Yuh Evan⁶ (AUTHOR) evan.chang@Colorado.EDU, Guyer, Samuel Z.⁷ (AUTHOR) sguyer@cs.tufts.edu, Khedker, Uday P.⁸ (AUTHOR) uday@cse.iitb.ac.in, Møller, Anders⁹ (AUTHOR) amoeller@cs.au.dk, Vardoulakis, Dimitrios¹⁰ (AUTHOR) dimvar@google.com

Source: Communications of the ACM. Feb2015, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p44-46. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software quality control, *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *SOFTWARE engineering, *PROGRAMMING languages, *COMPUTER software, SOFTWARE measurement

Software Bug Ontology Supporting Semantic Bug Search on Peer-to-Peer Networks.

Authors: Tran, Ha¹ tmha@hcmiu.edu.vn, Le, Son¹ ltson@hcmiu.edu.vn

Source: New Generation Computing. Apr2014, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p145-162. 18p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *PEER-to-peer architecture (Computer networks), *COMPUTER software industry, *DATABASES, *SCALABILITY, *TELECOMMUNICATION systems, *DISTRIBUTED computing

Things get nasty in lawsuit between WordPress.org and WP Engine.

Source: CIO. 10/4/2024, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *CHARITABLE foundations, *TRADEMARK licenses, *INTELLECTUAL property, SOURCE code

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR PREDICTION OF SOFTWARE QUALITY LEVEL.

Alternate Title: ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА ТЕХНОЛОГІЯ ПРОГНОЗУВАННЯ РІВНЯ ЯКОСТІ ПРОГРАМНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ. (Ukrainian)

Authors: HOVORUSHCHENKO, Tetiana, VOICHUR, Yurii, MEDZATYI, Dmytro

Source: Radioelectronic & Computer Systems / Radìoelektronnì ì Komp'ûternì Sistemi; 2023, Issue 3, p238-254, 17p

Subject Terms: INFORMATION technology, COMPUTER software quality control, COMPUTER software industry, DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), QUANTITATIVE research

MULTI: Multi-objective effort-aware just-in-time software defect prediction.

Authors: Chen, Xiang^1,2,3 xchencs@ntu.edu.cn, Zhao, Yingquan¹ enockchao@163.com, Wang, Qiuping¹ 724350252@qq.com, Yuan, Zhidan¹ 3022868066@qq.com

Source: Information & Software Technology. Jan2018, Vol. 93, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER software development, *SOFTWARE engineering, *COMPUTER software quality control, *COMPUTER science

Risk-averse slope-based thresholds: Definition and empirical evaluation.

Authors: Morasca, Sandro¹ sandro.morasca@uninsubria.it, Lavazza, Luigi¹ luigi.lavazza@uninsubria.it

Source: Information & Software Technology. Sep2017, Vol. 89, p37-63. 27p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER software development, *MATHEMATICAL analysis, DEBUGGING, NUMERICAL analysis

Automated triaging of very large bug repositories.

Authors: Banerjee, Sean¹ sbanerje@clarkson.edu, Syed, Zahid² zahsyed@umflint.edu, Helmick, Jordan³ jordan.helmick@medexpress.com, Culp, Mark⁴ mvculp@mail.wvu.edu, Ryan, Kenneth⁴ kjryan@mail.wvu.edu, Cukic, Bojan⁵ bcukic@uncc.edu

Source: Information & Software Technology. Sep2017, Vol. 89, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER software development, *DATA analytics, *COMPUTER programmers, *COMPUTER viruses

Novel algorithms for cost-sensitive classification and knowledge discovery in class imbalanced datasets with an application to NASA software defects.

Authors: Siers, Michael J.¹, Islam, Md Zahidul¹

Source: Information Sciences. Aug2018, Vol. 459, p53-70. 18p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *ALGORITHMS, MACHINE learning, PREDICTION models, SOURCE code

Improved bug localization based on code change histories and bug reports.

Authors: Youm, Klaus Changsun^1,2 klaus.youm@samsung.com, Ahn, June¹ ahnjune@skku.edu, Lee, Eunseok¹ leees@skku.edu

Source: Information & Software Technology. Feb2017, Vol. 82, p177-192. 16p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER software developers, *INFORMATION technology, *NATURAL language processing, SOFTWARE maintenance