Abstract

This paper describes a mechanism for presenting software defect metrics to aid analysis. A graphical representation of the history of software builds is presented, that records software build quality in a way that cannot be displayed in a single numerical table, and is visually more appealing and more easily digestible than a series of related tables. The radial analysis charts can be used to represent derivative information in a two-dimensional form and is demonstrated with practical examples of Defect Analysis and Root Cause Analysis

To appear, ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, July 2008

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CRAIG HENDERSON holds a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Computing for Real Time Systems, has been a professional software engineer for over 11 years. His interests include systems programming, enterprise software and modern generic programming. He works in the UK as a Software Development Manager, and runs a UK website MyMortgagePlan.co.uk. He can be contacted at cdm.henderson@googlemail.com.

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