Unified Modeling Language (UML) Still Widely Used
Published May 25th, 2010 Under Numbers | Leave a Comment
In 1997, the Object Management Group (OMG) made the UML a standard modelling language for object-oriented applications. Has the Agile adoption changed the way organizations use UML? Read more
Can Developers and Testers Love Each Other?
Published March 15th, 2010 Under Numbers | Leave a Comment
After the results of a previous poll focused on functional testing automation, I wondered if there was still a great divide between the worlds of development and functional testing. So I did this follow-up question to check who was performing the functional testing. Read more
More Procedures in Software Configuration Management
Published November 23rd, 2009 Under Numbers | Leave a Comment
Our last poll examined how software configuration management (change management / version control) is performed by organisations. Is it an informal activity or performed with formal procedures that are validated by an automated tool?
| 2009 | 2006 | |
| No formal procedure and no tool | 13% | 15% |
| A formal procedure but no tool. | 11% | 10% |
| A tool but no formal procedure | 17% | 26% |
| A formal procedure and a tool | 36% | 49% |
| Continuous integration | 23% |
Participants: 271 (346 in 2006)
Ending date: November 2009 (April 2006) Read more
No Functional Testing for the Dumb Developer ?
Published August 31st, 2009 Under Numbers | Leave a Comment
A recent Methods & Tools survey tried to evaluate the usage of tools to automate execution of functional software tests. A similar poll was conducted in 2005 and it was interesting to compare the results. Read more
Software Development Training Survey: Between Ugly and Good
Published April 27th, 2009 Under Numbers, Software Development | Leave a Comment
Our question was: How many weeks of training have you followed on average the past 3 years??
| None | 23% |
| Less than one week | 19% |
| One week (5 days) | 15% |
| One to two weeks | 18% |
| Two weeks to one month | 8% |
| More than one month | 17% |
Number of participants: 258
Ending date: April 2009 Read more