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Friday, 28 March 2014

Validation of compiler and IDE - Why, when and how to? - Part 2: compilers

We saw in the last post how to validate a software development tool. But we saw also that validating a compiler this way is not a satisfactory task.
Then: Why, when, and how to validate a compiler?

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Friday, 14 March 2014

Validation of compiler and IDE - Why, when and how to? - Part 1

Validating the compiler used in software development is a recurring issue. To what extent a compiler should be validated, when, how and why?
In the same vein, we can extend the question of validation to all tools used in the software development environment: integrated development environment, configuration management tools, compiler (and linker), automated test tools.

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Friday, 28 February 2014

Goto Fail

If you've haven't heard about Apple's security flaw registered as CVE-2014-1266 on apple website, you probably were on planet Mars.
Basically, it was unsafe to use https connections. I couldn't help but write an article about this!
Components dealing with secured connections are abolutely critical. Applying rigorous development process is the best chance to avoid any trouble with these components.

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Monday, 21 January 2013

Class A, B and C. Is it possible to reduce the documentation of detailed design of software medical devices?

In the last two posts, we've seen what a software unit is, and when to do software detailed design, according to IEC 62304 and FDA Guidances.

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Friday, 7 December 2012

En route to Software Verification: one goal, many methods - part 2

In my last article, I talked about the most classical methods used to verify software: human testing (driven by test cases or not) and unit tests. I was about to talk about static analysis, that I place at a higher level of complexity in the list of verification methods, but I have to say a bit more about unit tests.

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Friday, 28 September 2012

Probability of occurence of a software failure

In two previous articles, I talked about the differences of bugs, software failures, and risks.
I left the discussion unfinished about the probability of occurence of a software failure or a defect.
I think that assessing the probability of occurence of a software failure is a hot subject. I've already seen many contradictory comments on this subject. It's also a hot subject for software manufacturers that are not well used to risk assessment.

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Friday, 6 July 2012

Class C software and agile methods

Are agile methods compatible with the constraints of development set by IEC 62304 standard of class C software?
After a series of three posts about agile methods and risks analysis. I focus in this post on IEC 62304 class C critical software.

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