SOFTWARE QUALITY IN WEB DEVELOPMENT Adam Westerman Caio Balthazar Daniel Schepers

BACKGROUND

WHAT DOES SOFTWARE QUALITY MEAN IN WEB DEVELOPMENT  Software satisfies client requirements  System can run on many browsers and platforms

THE IMPORTANT QUALITY ATTRIBUTES IN WEB DEVELOPMENT

PROCESSES USED TO GUARANTEE QUALITY  Site maps  A graph of which page connects to which  Provides a visible representation of the system  Can get complex very quickly. See example of Wikipedia’s home page below:

 Grayscreen prototyping  Many projects cannot be seen until clients until late stages of development  To allow client to give feedback early on, use a simple HTML prototype  More effective than site maps and flow charts

MECHANISMS USED TO GUARANTEE QUALITY  For behind-the-scenes logic and database testing, use unit testing frameworks based on xUnit  JUnit, PyUnit, DBUnit, etc.  To simulate user interface, use a web browser automation tool such as IRobotSoft, Sahi, or Selenium.

WHAT METRICS ARE USED  Common metrics include:  Mean age of closed problems  Cost / earned value  Responsiveness  Maximum Capacity  Customer Satisfaction  Page Views/ Day  Top Search Engines  Top Key Words

SUGGESTED PROCESSES/MECHANISMS

SUGGESTES METRICS

EXAMPLES OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSES AND FAILURES

STANDARDS/REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN USE

COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE IN WEB DEV

QUESTIONS

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