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8 Run Java Application Without Installing Java Runtime
By Arie Wahyu · Statistics Indonesia

Arjun Ray · B.C.E.T

Hey I think it is possible when we convert this jar to exe and use private jre(means this jre is used only for this application).Now question is how w... [more]

Hey I think it is possible when we convert this jar to exe and use private jre(means this jre is used only for this application).Now question is how we can do this: steps: 1.Install launch4j(http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/). 2.install jre. 3.copy your application and installed jre in temp temp folder(c:\windows\temp) 4.open launch4j and point the desired path for your jar and jre to the temp folder. 5.run or build your application. 6.we can see one exe file is generated in temp folder. 7.copy this exe and jre(which is present in temp) and distribute it. 8.donot rename this jre folder after building the exe because when you double click on the exe it will automatically find the jre which is used to build this application. for more details: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6863354/i-make-my-executable-jar-in-exe-format-but-i-want-to-add-jre-with-this

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9 How can I compare between two algorithms ?
By Abderrahmane Euldji · Dr. Yahia Fares University of Médéa

Sergey Gorainov · University of Applied Sciences Trier

1."To compare a number of lines" - is not good. You have not the final-source. It will be machine-code, after compiling and optimising. 2. It's possi... [more]

1."To compare a number of lines" - is not good. You have not the final-source. It will be machine-code, after compiling and optimising. 2. It's possible, that your program loads some dynamic libraries. 3. You can never get the exact time, if your program uses IO-chanels. Theoretical approach is correct and you can define your own metrics to compare two algorithms. 1. Easiest to count the branches (if/else/switch - complexity). 2. You can try assembler-view of algorithms, and consider your problem in "MOVE" and "CALL" - commands. 3. "15000 lines of code" - envolve many algorithms: "Devide and Concuer", You can count all calls and check the stack. 4. If you can inject Aspects-Concerns in your sources, you win total control of your program, as black and white box. Empirical approach, automatically: 1. Code-Metrics for time and memory 2. Aspects-oriented approach 3. Simulation and unit tests Empirical approach, manual: 1. Profiler !!! Don't forget, modern skills of algorithms are not ever a memory or speed. It's more important to have a clear architecture, to be able to make chieper modifications your sources, to have a pluginable sources, to have stable source. Example: Q-Sort. - queek, small and simple - but not stable! merge-sort is huge and complex, but queek and stable.

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65 Is art part of software engineering?
By David Ameller · Polytechnic University of Catalonia

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43 Why don't developers use the best research on software development?
By Magel Kenneth · North Dakota State University

John Sanders · University of Portsmouth

Why do people think that developers aren't already excellent researchers? The more you develop the more you have to extemporize. Then you refine your ... [more]

Why do people think that developers aren't already excellent researchers? The more you develop the more you have to extemporize. Then you refine your approach and become more efficient. Then some pundit (often with less experience) tells you to do it another way - frequently you are compelled by management to do it that other way and its no better than what you knew in the first place - you then run out of time ...and leaves you feeling a lot less charitable about researchers. If you can prove your solution before selling it then we'll buy it. Incidentally domain knowledge is often more significant than computing knowledge - I spend more time researching the domain for a job than researching software techniques - to do otherwise would lose me my job. (I am a developer and a researcher)

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1 How much Rapid Application Development (RAD) is feasible?
By Monther Salahat · Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Glen Rodriguez · Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Peru)

RAD es rather old. You should look at Agile software development. Anyway, both RAD an Agile development have proved to improve productivity. but in sm... [more]

RAD es rather old. You should look at Agile software development. Anyway, both RAD an Agile development have proved to improve productivity. but in small or medium size projects.

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19 Do we need testers?
By Vyacheslav Zholudev · Jacobs University

Sheikh Umar Farooq · University of Kashmir

Yes, of Course, we do need testers to do testing, whether manual or automatic that depends on the requirements, resourses and many other factors

Yes, of Course, we do need testers to do testing, whether manual or automatic that depends on the requirements, resourses and many other factors

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41 Is it possible to resolve the ambiguities in software requirement specification completely using an automated tool?
By Unnati Shah · Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology

Phillip Armour · Corvus International Inc

Let me add my "NO" to the others for several reasons: ONE: there /intrinsic/ ambiguities where one part of the requirements document (in text or oth... [more]

Let me add my "NO" to the others for several reasons: ONE: there /intrinsic/ ambiguities where one part of the requirements document (in text or other forms) contradicts another part. This can be relieved by better format management, application of certain logical contracts, and cross-checking tools. It is possible that this form of ambiguity could be removed entirely, but only within the context of the format of the specification not its content. TWO: there are /extrinsic/ ambiguities where the content of the specification contradicts some fact or situation external to the document. There is no way to removed this ambiguity automatically since any check must necessarily use another source of knowledge and there is no way to check that source of knowledge for the same reason. This is a subset of a well-discussed issue in epistemology THREE: The external world itself can be and is ambiguous and contradictory. One only has to have two customers to obtain requirements which conflict. FOUR: All native language is ambiguous. The dictionary definition of the indefinite article "a" defines it as meaning "one and only one" and also "an example of." So if a specification states "This system shall have a function key" is that one or more than one? While more specific descriptions (such as specifying "one and only one" instead of "a" or including a graphic) which show which solution is required will help, the specific description itself is subject to ambiguous interpretation (by "one" does it mean a /specific/ one, or simply the integer 1?)

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3 What is the best traceability approach that can be defined in MDE (more specifically in model transformation approaches)?
By Mohammad Alhaj · Carleton University

José Aguilar · Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

I made something similar a few year a go by using the concept of weaving models, thus by means of a traceability model I created (using ATL) a weaving... [more]

I made something similar a few year a go by using the concept of weaving models, thus by means of a traceability model I created (using ATL) a weaving model, this is a model which stores trace links in order to know which elements of the source model corresponds with the elements of the target model, the visualization tool exist and it cab be downloaded from the eclipse modelign project, was done by Marcos Didonet del Fabro. There are several examples of this. Best.

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New Is there anybody here working on feature extraction from natural languages requirement specifications for reuse?
My preliminary data analysis is available here. Hope to get response from SoftwareEngineering Communities in here.

My preliminary data analysis is available here. Hope to get response from SoftwareEngineering Communities in here.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdkc2N3VTJ1UWpzRTlMc0hXOFhOYmc6MQ#gid=0 ×
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By Noor Bakar · International Islamic University Malaysia

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6 How requirements change is managed in service oriented architecture (SOA) projects?
By Ali Alharthy · University of Technology Sydney

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5 How to improve Software Component Quality Model?
By Gaurav Kumar · Panipat Institute Of Engineering & Technology

vijay bhaskar Semwal · Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad

Better to make all the loop back process to audit whole process select easy layer i.e. implement layered architecture.Design the beneficent,easy and h... [more]

Better to make all the loop back process to audit whole process select easy layer i.e. implement layered architecture.Design the beneficent,easy and high computation test case to validate all state.Keep proper track i.e. documentation and repository. Get reviewed by expert and make the matrix.Compute cyclomatic complexity and apply various check

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Open Copy file .264?
I want to code the C program that copy file test.264 to test_copy.264. I try to use code http://iphome.hhi.de/suehring/tml/ but I couldn't copy now. D... [more]

I want to code the C program that copy file test.264 to test_copy.264. I try to use code http://iphome.hhi.de/suehring/tml/ but I couldn't copy now. Do you have any idea for that?

By Ta Thanh · Le Quy Don Technical University

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12 How to improve the software quality in terms of defect prediction
By Sam Ali · University College Dublin

Akshat Srivatava · Institute of Engineering & Rural Technology

Sometimes more focus on quality results in a race condition.

Sometimes more focus on quality results in a race condition.

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7 There is anyone interested on this topic ?
By Juan Moreno · Universidade de Vigo

Gennady Fedulov · Independent Developer

In my view, ASP.NET with C# is "interesting software that could change the life of current people". Please, have a look at the discussion on the link ... [more]

In my view, ASP.NET with C# is "interesting software that could change the life of current people". Please, have a look at the discussion on the link https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_dont_developers_use_the_best_research_on_software_development In my opinion, the Online Tools can very strongly change the life of current people . I think that 21 Century must become a century of Online Tools. I think too that: an intelligent program better than a wise program, a wise program better than a smart program, and a smart program better than a rational program. My explanation is the following: firstly we try to develop the rational program, then we try to improve the rational program to get the smart program, then we try to improve the smart program to create the wise program, and at last we want to create the intelligent program from the wise program. In my opinion, the intelligent program must become an Online Tool to be accepted for all people (researchers, users, practitioners) to solve their tasks from a server in the Internet.

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9 What are up-to-date methods for software development?
By David Ramos · IFAM - Parintins

Thomas Baxter · University of Phoenix

My team has instituted Agile Scrum as our development methodology. The business loves it and supports it. That is half the battle. As a computer sc... [more]

My team has instituted Agile Scrum as our development methodology. The business loves it and supports it. That is half the battle. As a computer scientist, I really do not care what I work on as long as it is challenging. The business wants to drive what gets accomplished and have a say so. Scrum accomplishes both. I still can't believe companies pay us very well each day to play with our computers. Amazing.

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1 What is the scope of research in software metrics for web applications?
By Mudasir Kirmani · Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Samuel Sepúlveda · Universidad de La Frontera

Dear Mr. Kirmani As far as I know and given the questions you posted, I think a good option would be to make a systematic mapping in the subject, whic... [more]

Dear Mr. Kirmani As far as I know and given the questions you posted, I think a good option would be to make a systematic mapping in the subject, which might have an idea of progress, issues, and authors work on what needs to "see" . If you are interested in this, I recommend reviewing this work http://robertfeldt.net/publications/petersen_ease08_sysmap_studies_in_se.pdf I hope you find it useful. greetings Samuel.

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18 What is your say on patenting mathematical equations?
By Mohammed Hossny · Deakin University

Clerot Fabrice · Orange Labs,

You might be interested by the views of Norbert Wiener on patents (Ch7 in "The Human Use of Human Beings - Cybernetics and Society", for instance) or,... [more]

You might be interested by the views of Norbert Wiener on patents (Ch7 in "The Human Use of Human Beings - Cybernetics and Society", for instance) or, just for a starting point : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4XEtVcTFI

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1 Quality constraints of software engineering methods
By Anubhav Prabakar · Universität Paderborn

Salaheddin Juneidi · Palestine Technical College

From Object Oriented point of view , software is basically objects that interact to perform tasks that are consistent with the software functions an... [more]

From Object Oriented point of view , software is basically objects that interact to perform tasks that are consistent with the software functions and objectives , the quality constraints of SE are re are concerns with - validity - availability ( web based) - integrity - security and protection - backup and recovery - duration ( real time system) - connectivity ( distributed systems) - input/ output formats ( user friendly)

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6 What's the conversion of this equation in VHDL ?
By Radwene Laajimi · Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax

Radwene Laajimi · Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax

Thanks 'Oliver Tremois' , really it is very inportant to understand, but i need a description with VHDL program. Thanks for comprehension

Thanks 'Oliver Tremois' , really it is very inportant to understand, but i need a description with VHDL program. Thanks for comprehension

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4 Can we have a negative R squared in fitting a simple linear regression for exemple, and how we can explain this negative value?
By Hocine Remini · Université de Béjaïa

Benalia Ouanouki · Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique

You're absolutely right, but the result remains the same. Indeed, the R² ( coefficient of determination) measures the quality of the adjusted estimat... [more]

You're absolutely right, but the result remains the same. Indeed, the R² ( coefficient of determination) measures the quality of the adjusted estimates of the regression equation. This coefficient allows to estimate the proportion of the variance of the variable Y explained by the regression. We know that the value of an observation yi can be decomposed into two parts: a part explained by the model and a residual. The dispersion of all observations is divided into variance explained by the regression and residual variance, unexplained. R² is then defined as the proportion of variance explained in relation to the total variance, ie [(1 - sum of squared residuals) / total sum of squares]. SCR R2 = 1 - -------------- TSC

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9 Non functional requirements
By Peretz Shoval · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Remy Fannader · caminao

You may use this taxonomy which is built on clear purposes and provides unambiguous answers.

You may use this taxonomy which is built on clear purposes and provides unambiguous answers.

http://caminao.wordpress.com/how-to-implement-symbolic-representations/requirements/requirements-taxonomy/ ×

Requirements Taxonomy

Objective Requirements classifications may be compared to a famous one mentioned by Jorge Luis Borges from a Chinese Encyclopedia, Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge, which divides animals ...

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6 Is Software Engineering a field of engineering, an art, a science, or some of each?
By Magel Kenneth · North Dakota State University

Sameer Abufardeh · North Dakota State University

Software engineering is mix of all three, science, engineering, and art. It is science because we need to understand the basics of science such search... [more]

Software engineering is mix of all three, science, engineering, and art. It is science because we need to understand the basics of science such searching, sorting, threading, networking, databases, etc. It’s also engineering because we use processes, tools, standards, testing, certification, metrics, etc. It’s also requires some degree of creativity/artistic talent that makes the final product stands out. The success of the software depends on finding the right mix to all three. For example, in safety critical software science and engineering will dominate, a game software creativity/artistic talent, aesthetics will dominate even though there is a lot of science in games and game engines.

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8 What could be the best topic for research in software quality management?
By Anum Saeed · Center For Advanced Studies In Engineering

Remy Fannader · caminao

How to refute analysis models

How to refute analysis models

http://caminao.wordpress.com/how-to-represent-objects-and-activities/quality/ghost-models/ ×

Shadow Models

Objective Establishing external and internal consistency is necessary but not sufficient for models validation. The former deals with the mapping of actual objects and processes into symbolic repre...

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5 Is there a simple classification of computer languages?
By Warren Kinston

Vladimir Zyubin · Russian Academy of Sciences

Dear Warren, "basic machine language" is a first generation language. Have a look at http://foldoc.org/First+generation+language with best regards, ... [more]

Dear Warren, "basic machine language" is a first generation language. Have a look at http://foldoc.org/First+generation+language with best regards, Vladimir

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1 Where can I find theoretical backgrounds about ALL software quality metrics, Are there any mathematical /logical proof for an metrics like coupling?
By Kotrappa Sirbi · KLE's BCA/MCA Belgaum India

Muhammad Usman Tariq · Quality Lead Gloabal Consultants

http://www.bituh.com/2012/10/15/11b-explain-the-purpose-of-goal-question-metric-gqm-model/ Check it out. It might help.

http://www.bituh.com/2012/10/15/11b-explain-the-purpose-of-goal-question-metric-gqm-model/ Check it out. It might help.

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2 How differently the test strategy and test plan affect the Software Testing Life Cycle?
By Asif Khan · King Abdulaziz University

David Abbott · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

I largely concur with Michael but wil add a point or two. The test strategy is needed early on to make descisions about the staffing levels and calend... [more]

I largely concur with Michael but wil add a point or two. The test strategy is needed early on to make descisions about the staffing levels and calendar time needed to complete the testing tasks of the project as well as influence testing staff selection. The details of the exact tests and detailed planning for the exact tests can wait but typically scoping things out well enough to make sound staffing and schedule decisions cannot wait. Some examples of high-level test strategy questions are: Are we going to use automated regression testing tools and which ones? Which OS and user interface environments are we going to test? Are we going use an orthogonal array or similar approach? Emphasis on black box versus white box? etc. I find the "what" vs. "how" dichotomy used above useful as a stepping stone but ultimately a little artificial. I prefer the "needed early on" vs. "can be deferred a bit " distinction but that is a minor point and the words are certainly not as catchy as what vs. how..

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1 Contracts and agreement between a client organization and a supplier/developer in agile projects
By Peretz Shoval · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Peretz Shoval · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Filipe; In your reply to explain the advantages of agile development. These are clear, but my question is about how to cope with the problem when the ... [more]

Filipe; In your reply to explain the advantages of agile development. These are clear, but my question is about how to cope with the problem when the client organization must sign a contract (because of its regulations and other constraints), such that includes the total cost of the project, and possible a timetable. Does agile development mean that a contract can not be on the basis of a fixed price/cost and timetable?

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7 How can the theories of computer science be made more useful?
By Magel Kenneth · North Dakota State University

Gennady Fedulov · Independent Developer

I want to express my humble opinion on this very important question. I absolutely agree with both Magel Kenneth and Muhammad Usman Tariq about any ass... [more]

I want to express my humble opinion on this very important question. I absolutely agree with both Magel Kenneth and Muhammad Usman Tariq about any assumptions for a theory. These assumptions play crucial role during all future events. In my view, the assumptions are the environmental conditions (demands, constraints, etc). Using these assumptions, we first build a mathematical model, then we create a methodology and a solution approach (notions and definitions, theorems and lemmas, etc), then we develop data structures, algorithms, etc. Now a question arrives: How these assumptions are relevant to reality? This is very important question. In my view, the researcher's theories don't count any reality, and therefore there exists a large Research-Practice gap. The researchers create their theories within own cabinet with the non-real life.assumptions about the market. I want to ask: Can the market be adapted to the Researcher's theories? I don't think that it was possible in reality. Thus, it turns out that the researchers create their theories for themselves only. To express my thought more clearly, I want to mention about one literary personage from my favourite Anton Chekhov's story called "Ionich" on the link http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/jr/192.htm . I mean "Vera Iosifovna" that writes the novels "of what never happens in real life". Sometimes it seems to me that: most of science papers are more like to stories "of what never happens in real life"; most of science books are more like to novels "of what never happens in real life".

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