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Software Engineering Vocab

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Small - behaviour- preserving - source- to- source transformation






2. AKA: Object - Entity - or Value - An entity that can be constructed at run - time - passed as a parameter - returned from a subroutine - or assigned into a variable.






3. (smell) method has too many statements - loops or variables






4. Lack of errors in code - readability etc






5. The rights governing the ownership and disposition of technology






6. Protecting the embodiment of an idea






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






8. 4th step of requirements gathering






9. A way to automatically grade code based on heuristics






10. The degree to which code is free of defects






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






12. Recognizable indicator that something may be wrong with code






13. Semantic- oriented programming. A programming paradigm in which the programmer formulizes the logic of a domain by means of semantic structures






14. Degree to which the system meets the specified requirements and development standards






15. 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






16. Testing can show the presence but not absence of errors

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






18. Test cases made -> code compiles -> make code pass






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






20. Iterative - incremental framework for project management.






21. A set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured in a specific programming language. Example: In many programming languages - statements are terminated by a semicolon.






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






23. Representational State Transfer.






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






25. A powerful motivator for change






26. 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






27. Comprehensive description of software's intended purpose






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






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






30. 'single dot rule'






31. (smell) code is repeated in multiple places






32. (smell) A class whose only purpose is to hold data






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






34. A movement that promotes common formats for data.






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






36. Formal testing against end user specifications






37. Part of compiler reads the sequence of characters and outputs a sequence of lexemes.






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






39. The process of eliminating data redundancy by ensuring that tables in a database pertain to a single topic






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






41. Reusable - abstract 'blocks' of design






42. (smell) client needs to use one object to get another and then use that one to get another






43. 3rd step of requirements gathering






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






45. Test the run - time performance of the system






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






47. A few sentences summarizing a use case






48. Verifies that system is protected against improper penetration






49. Each line of code is covered once






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