What's New
Papers and Columns in the March Issue
The March issue of SEN includes papers on:
- TML: An XML-based Test Modeling Language, by Rüdiger Foos, Christian Bunse, Hagen Höpfner and Torsten Zimmerman
- A Weakest Precondition-Based Verification Tool that Models Spatial Ordering, by Anup Kumar Bandyopadhyay
- Dependency and Interaction-Oriented Complexity Metrics of Component-Based Systems, by Nasib S. Gill and Balkishan
- Complexity Metrics for Component-Oriented Software Systems, by Latika Kharb and Rajender Singh
- JUnit 3.8 Documented Using Collaborations, by Dirk Riehle
- Non-Homogenous Poisson Process-Based Cumulative Priority Model for Determining Optimal Software Testing Period, by Praveen R. Srivastava, Deepak Pareek, Kailash Sati, Dinesh C. Pujari and G. Raghurama
- Component Behavior Reliability Analysis, by Wang Wei and Li Tong
- ASM-based Model of Dynamic Service Update in OSGi, by Jiankun Wu, Linpeng Huang and Dejun Wang
- Improving Modularity by Refactoring Code Clones: A Feasibility Study on Linux, by Liguo Yu and Srini Ramaswam
The letters and columns in the March issue include the following:
- SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award, by William Griswold
- Ethics: An Interview with Stephen Unger, by Robert P. Schaefer
- 2007 ACM Turing Award Winners
- ACM TOSEM Facts and Figures, by David Notkin
- Software Engineering Education (SEEd): Who Killed the Software Engineer?, teaching software correctness, and other topics, by Peter Henderson
- Surfing the Net for Software Engineering Notes, by Mark Doernhoefer
- Risks to the Public, by Peter G. Neumann and others
There are also Jeff Overbey's deceptive-looking crossword puzzle, the SEN Logo Design Contest, and more. Read it all in the ACM Digital Library.
Construction Sites
In his March Surfing the Net for Software Engineering Notes column, Mark Doernhoefer tours websites that support the construction phase of the software lifecycle. There's art, craftsmanship, pair programming, ideals, standards, quality assurance and many other topics. Surf with Mark in the March issue of Software Engineering Notes.
ICSE 2008
The 30th International Conference on Software Engineering will be held in Leipzig, Germany from May 10 through May 18, 2008. There will be workshops, tutorials, research demonstrations, exhibits, papers on research and education, special tracks on telecommunications, automotive and health care systems, and doctoral and new faculty symposia. For more information check the ICSE 2008 website.
FSE 2008
The 16th ACM Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering will be held November 9 through 15, 2008 at the Georgia Tech Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Check the FSE 2008 website for more information.
SEN online in the Digital Library
The full text of the current issue and all back issues of Software Engineering Notes is now available free online for SIGSOFT members in the ACM Digital Library.