7 December 2022/maintenance and support/short papers
Defect Density
by Harold Van Heeringen
A software defect is a flaw or error in a computer system system or software. This can cause unexpected or erroneous results.
This short paper analyses defect data for Java and .NET projects. It investigates whether project size and age impact defect density.
About Harold Van Heeringen
Harold van Heeringen worked for IT service provider Sogeti for 17 years as a senior consultant software metrics/cost estimation consultant. He then moved to IDC (METRI), as a principal consultant and practice lead for IT Intelligence services (including Estimation & Performance Measurement). Harold is a director on the ISBSG board and a board member of Nesma. He regularly publishes white papers, blogs and articles on software metrics and performance measurement.