2003
@techreport{OSK2003,
vgclass = {report},
author = {Andre Oboler and David McG.\ Squire and Kevin B.\ Korb},
title = {Why don't we practice what we teach? {E}ngineering Software
for Computer Science Research in Academia},
number = {2003/139},
institution = {School of Computer Science and Software Engineering,
Monash University},
address = {900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield, Victoria 3145, Australia},
year = {2003},
url = {/publications/postscript/2003/tr-2003-139-full.pdf},
abstract = {The development process used by researchers often seems to
be random and unsystematic. A Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is
often not considered, internal commenting is scarce, and external
documentation takes the form of erasure marks left on whiteboards.
Configuration management is paid lip-service, but is not standard
practice. This paper examines some reasons behind the apparent
large-scale non-adoption of software engineering in academic research.
We also look at the effects on some projects where it was adopted.
Finally we present a new SDLC designed for the academic research
environment, and suggest an organizational structure to maximize the
benefit to research students, academics, and the institution.},
}