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An Overview of Software Reliability Engineering

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Reliability and Maintenance of Complex Systems

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 154))

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Software reliability engineering has become an increasingly important part of software development and software acquisition as the dependence of society on software has become virtually universal. This paper gives an overview of this technology as it is currently practiced, indicating its benefits. It also indicates some current open research questions; progress in these areas will likely affect the way in which software reliability engineering is practiced in the future.

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  1. AT&T Bell Laboratories, 480 Red Hill Road, Middletown, NJ, 07748-3052, USA

    John D. Musa

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 80815, Bebek-İstanbul, Turkey

    Süleyman Özekici

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Musa, J.D. (1996). An Overview of Software Reliability Engineering. In: Özekici, S. (eds) Reliability and Maintenance of Complex Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 154. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03274-9_17

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03274-9_17

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