Software's Secret Sauce: The "-ilities"

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November/December 2004 (vol. 21 no. 6)

pp. 14-15

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	Jeffrey Voas, "Software's Secret Sauce: The "-ilities"," IEEE Software, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 14-15, November/December, 2004.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MS.2004.54, author = {Jeffrey Voas}, title = {Software's Secret Sauce: The "-ilities"}, journal ={IEEE Software}, volume = {21}, number = {6}, issn = {0740-7459}, year = {2004}, pages = {14-15}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2004.54}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Software TI - Software's Secret Sauce: The "-ilities" IS - 6 SN - 0740-7459 SP14 EP15 EPD - 14-15 A1 - Jeffrey Voas, PY - 2004 KW - "-ilities KW - " software quality KW - software attributes VL - 21 JA - IEEE Software ER -

Jeffrey Voas

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Quality software meets requirements and conforms to standards, but it must also be fit for a purpose. The author suggests using "-ilities"-software attributes such as reliability, testability, and adaptability-to enhance software's value and satisfy user expectations.

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"-ilities," software quality, software attributes

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Jeffrey Voas, "Software's Secret Sauce: The "-ilities"," IEEE Software, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 14-15, Nov./Dec. 2004, doi:10.1109/MS.2004.54

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