The Institute for Software Quality is a group of professionals involved in the development and deployment of computer software. We have an agreed common goal: to raise the standard of software (and software development) around the world by promoting Code Inspection as a prerequisite to Software Testing in the production and delivery cycle.
Code Inspection In Practice
It is widely known that Code Inspection is an effective mechanism for the measurement and improvement of software quality, but our industry has as yet failed to establish any agreed standard to which source code (the most significant product of a software development project) must comply.
In order to produce definitive standards, and to facilitate wider acceptance of Code Inspection, we aim to establish a scientific basis for what know and believe from experience.
We have analyzed, quantified and augmented existing research on software quality, and distilled this into a collection of Defect Indicators: strong indications that code will be error prone, hard to debug or costly to maintain. We have collated those indicators into a coordinated set of three standards which are published here on this website, in booklet form and in the form of Courses and Workshops.
IfSQ's objective is to produce, publish and promote material that will help spread the practice of Code Inspection among development teams and their management worldwide.
Our strong hope is that eventually the idea of inspecting code before testing will be as self-evident as testing software before using it.
If your organisation is not yet applying Code Inspection,
why not take some time to read our standards, and learn about
the benefits of applying them. If you want more information
about following courses, introducing Code Inspection practices
or advice on how to become an Inspection Evangelist feel free to
contact us.
