anna@geac.UUCP (Anna Marcon) (09/17/87)
I am looking for other persons who have collected lists of "most probable errors" found in requirements documents, or references to such in the literature. We encountered the idea in an article in IEEE "Software", September 1987, pps 81ff (Software Standards). Our list includes: Different commands for the same function across different modules in a moderately large system. Database separation, ie, same data stored in two different databases used by the same system. Too much detail in specifications, such as a long list of steps required to add some information to a database, instead of just "add the data". Rigid definition of codes, not allowing for new ones to be defined later. Well-specified but unfriendly user interfaces. -- Anna Marcon, (mnetor, yetti, utgpu !geac!anna) Geac Computers Ltd. "Don't mess with me.... Markham, Ontario I'm Chaotic Evil!"