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IEEE Software's 25th-Anniversary Top PicksThe authority on translating software theory into practice, IEEE Software features peer-reviewed articles and columns by leading real-world experts. The following list represents some of the most important articles from the magazine's first 25 years. Access the first three articles and the introduction for free, and get the rest of the articles' extended abstracts here. If you received our special email invitation, you'll receive the articles marked "Bonus" along with your paid print subscription (be sure to enter your promo code) to IEEE Software! |   |
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| TITLE | AUTHORS | ISSUE | YEAR | TOPIC | CATEGORY* |
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| FREE! IEEE Software's 25th Anniversary Picks (Introduction) | Hakan Erdogmus, Frances Paulisch, John Grundy | Jan./Feb. | 2009 | Software | O |
| FREE! Prospects for an Engineering Discipline of Software | Mary Shaw | Nov./Dec. | 1990 | Professionalism | R |
| FREE! The 4+1 View Model of Architecture | Philippe B. Kruchten | Nov./Dec. | 1995 | Architecture | P |
| FREE! Extreme Programming from a CMM Perspective | Mark C. Paulk | Nov./Dec. | 2001 | Process | O |
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| BONUS What Is Software Testing? And Why Is It So Hard? | James A. Whittaker | Jan./Feb. | 2000 | Testing | O |
| BONUS Tactical Approaches for Alleviating Distance in Global Software Development | Erran Carmel, Ritu Agarwal | Mar./Apr. | 2001 | Process, project management | O |
| BONUS Extreme Programming from a CMM Perspective | Mark C. Paulk | Nov./Dec. | 2001 | Process | O |
| BONUS What Models Mean | Ed Seidewitz | Sep./Oct. | 2003 | Design, architecture | O |
| BONUS Measuring the ROI of Software Process Improvement | Rini van Solingen | May/June | 2004 | Project management | O |
| BONUS Integrated Requirements Engineering: A Tutorial | Ian Sommerville | Jan./Feb. | 2005 | Requirements | O |
| Operational Profiles in Software-Reliability Engineering | John D. Musa | Mar./Apr. | 1993 | Quality | P |
| Process Control for Error-Free Software: A Software Success Story | Buford D. Tackett, Buddy Van Doren | May/June | 1999 | Quality, process | E |
| Attacking Malicious Code: A Report to the Infosec Research Council | Gary McGraw, Greg Morrisett | Sep./Oct. | 2000 | Security | E |
| Architecture Decisions: Demystifying Architecture | Jeff Tyree, Art Akerman | Mar./Apr. | 2005 | Architecture | P |
| Architecture Reviews: Practice and Experience | Joseph F. Maranzano, Sandra A. Rozsypal, Gus H. Zimmerman, Guy W. Warnken, Patricia E. Wirth, David M. Weiss | Mar./Apr. | 2005 | Design, architecture | E |
| The Pragmatics of Model-Driven Development | Bran Selic | Sep./Oct. | 2003 | Design, architecture | R |
| Using Patterns to Improve Our Architectural Vision | Norman L. Kerth, Ward Cunningham | Jan./Feb. | 1997 | Design, architecture | R |
| A Critical Look at Software Capability Evaluations | Terry B. Bollinger, Clement McGowan | Jul./Aug. | 1991 | Process | E |
| Anchoring the Software Process | Barry Boehm | Jul./Aug. | 1996 | Process | P |
| The Incremental Funding Method: Data-Driven Software Development | Mark Denne, Jane Cleland-Huang | May/June | 2004 | Project management | P |
| Evidence-Based Software Engineering for Practitioners | Tore Dybå, Barbara A. Kitchenham, Magne Jørgensen | Jan./Feb. | 2005 | Empirical software engineering | R |
| Surviving Global Software Development | Christof Ebert, Philip De Neve | Mar./Apr. | 2001 | Process | E |
| Architectural Mismatch: Why Reuse Is So Hard | David Garlan, Robert Allen, John Ockerbloom | Nov./Dec. | 1995 | Architecture | E |
| Reusability: The Case for Object-Oriented Design | Bertrand Meyer | Mar./Apr. | 1987 | Design, programming | P |
| Software Risk Management: Principles and Practices | Barry W. Boehm | Jan./Feb. | 1991 | Project management | P |
| Characterizing the Software Process: A Maturity Framework | Watts S. Humphrey | Mar./Apr. | 1988 | Process | P |
| Professionalism and Test-Driven Development | Robert C. Martin | May/June | 2007 | Process, programming, professionalism | R |
| Seven Myths of Formal Methods | Anthony Hall | Sep./Oct. | 1990 | Requirements, quality | R |
| The Golden Age of Software Architecture | Mary Shaw, Paul Clements | Mar./Apr. | 2006 | Architecture | R |
| Usage-Centered Engineering for Web Applications | Larry L. Constantine, Lucy A.D. Lockwood | Mar./Apr. | 2002 | Requirements | P |
| Tests and Requirements, Requirements and Tests: A Möbius Strip | Robert C. Martin, Grigori Melnik | Jan./Feb. | 2008 | Requirements, Testing | C |
| Beyond Blaming: Congruence in Large Systems Development Projects | Jean McLendon, Gerald M. Weinberg | Jul./Aug. | 1996 | Project management | R |
| Strengthening the Case for Pair Programming | Laurie Williams, Robert R. Kessler, Ward Cunningham, Ron Jeffries | Jul./Aug. | 2000 | Process, programming | E |
| Software Development Worldwide: The State of the Practice | Michael Cusumano, Alan MacCormack, Chris F. Kemerer, Bill Crandall | Nov./Dec. | 2003 | Process | E |
| Righting Software | James R. Larus, Thomas Ball, Manuvir Das, Robert DeLine, Manuel Fähndrich, Jon Pincus, Sriram K. Rajamani, Ramanathan Venkatapathy | May/June | 2004 | Quality, tools | P |
| Using Static Analysis to Find Bugs | Nathaniel Ayewah, William Pugh, David Hovemeyer, J. David Morgenthaler, John Penix | Sep./Oct. | 2008 | Quality, tools | C |
| Provoking Creativity: Imagine What Your Requirements Could Be Like | Neil Maiden, Alexis Gizikis, Suzanne Robertson | Sep./Oct. | 2004 | Requirements | P |
*KEY — E: Analyses based on experiences, observations, or surveys. P: Pioneering ideas that had an impact.
O: Overview of a topic. C: Recent, cutting-edge ideas. R: Reflections on a topic or the profession.
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