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Software Engineering Vocab

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1. 3rd step of requirements gathering






2. A guess of the ability to complete a task or solve a problem. Typically the possible benefits and risks are considered. Some factors would be benefit of completion - risks of incompletion and costs to approach completion.






3. Formal testing against end user specifications






4. Testing the whole system for functionality






5. Each possible path through the code is covered






6. Testing designed to uncover regressions (where stuff that used to work doesn't work anymore)






7. Force software to fail in order to see how it recovers






8. Figuring out what the requirements are






9. Approach to team management that splits management up into two people with separate tasks






10. (smell)class with too many instance variables or too much code






11. Contract between inventor - assignee and state giving a time and geographically limited monopoly






12. Reusable - abstract 'blocks' of design






13. Simple Object Access Protocol. Specification for exchanging structured information. Uses XML. Usually relies on other Application Layer protocols (HTTP - SMTP)






14. Delaying the creation of an object - calculation of a value or another expensive process until first needed.






15. Wrote the book Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software.






16. Testing tactic that looks at all ways that data can flow through the code






17. Series of phases through which software is developed






18. Single step in a lifecycle






19. People who care about the outcome






20. Ways to express the system's subsystems and their relationship






21. A computer program that divides code up into functional components






22. Diagram used to show how information flows around the system






23. Improve the internal design and implementation of code without affecting external behavior






24. Web Services Description Language. Used to create the XML document that describes the tasks performed by various web services.






25. (smell) many parameters are being passed into a method






26. (smell) A method using another class more than its own






27. Verifies that system is protected against improper penetration






28. Description of possible sequences of interactions between a user and the system.






29. Word - logo or symbol used to distinguish one organization's wares and services from another's






30. A subjective set of rules or guidelines used when writing source code. Example: The use of whitespace to consistently group and space out statements.






31. 1st step of requirements gathering






32. (smell) Making one change requires changes in multiple places






33. Absence of lifecycle






34. JQuery is a lightweight JavaScript library that emphasizes interaction between JavaScript and HTML.






35. The rigorousness of the tests that are able to be placed on the code






36. Test the run - time performance of the system






37. AKA: Function Constant or Function Literal A function defined - and possibly called - without being bound to an identifier.






38. Constraints on the design due to external factors






39. Comprehensive description of software's intended purpose






40. Test whether or not tasks can be accomplished efficiently by all levels of users






41. A way to automatically grade code based on heuristics






42. 2nd step of requirements gathering






43. The degree to which code is free of defects






44. A method that initializes a newly instantiated object






45. AKA: Lexical Closure or Function Closure - A function together with a referencing environment for the non - local variables of that function. The key aspect of a ______ is variables from outside the function retain there value from the time the closu






46. 1. A language feature that supports prototype- based programming. 2. Originally: One object relying upon another to provide a specified set of functionalities. 3. In .NET: A way of telling which method to call when an event is triggered






47. Representational State Transfer.






48. Testing tactic based on whether inputs and outputs match up for required functionality






49. The process of attempting to optimise the read performance of a database by adding redundant data or by grouping data






50. How well your fulfil your requirements







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