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Standards Confusion and Harmonization.

The article presents a discussion of standards blending in computer software engineering. The author presents several issues concerning standards and contends that engineering standards are necessary. The author discusses complaints against the use of standards, arguments in support of standards, th...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 7; pp. 94 - 97
Main Authors: Voas, Jeffrey M., Laplante, Phillip A.
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Jul2007
Subjects:
Standardization
Computer software quality control standards
Computer engineering
Computer interface standards
Computer network standards
Standards
Computer software
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article presents a discussion of standards blending in computer software engineering. The author presents several issues concerning standards and contends that engineering standards are necessary. The author discusses complaints against the use of standards, arguments in support of standards, the difficulty in harmonizing technologies manufactured by different companies to one or a set of standards, and the solution of standards blending with various technologies in light of the difficulty of standards harmonization.