Category: 2.1 Engineering
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Is isEven() a bad function to have?
Someone on Twitter got all exasperated that there is an isEven() function in Javascript to compute whether a number is an even number. After all it is equivalent to the simple expression of ((n % 2) == 0); why would they not use this? Well, already this simple example contains most of what you need…
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![Challenges of working from home in software development during COVID-19 lockdowns [TOSEM Journal]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10021-lisbon-fonte-luminosa.jpg)
Challenges of working from home in software development during COVID-19 lockdowns [TOSEM Journal]
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2022 and the resulting lockdowns forced many companies to switch to working from home, swiftly, on a large scale, and without preparation. This situation created unique challenges for software development, where individual software professionals had to shift instantly from working together at a physical venue to working remotely from home.…
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![The benefits of pre-requirements specification traceability [RE 2022]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10028-san-francisco-crissy-fields.jpg)
The benefits of pre-requirements specification traceability [RE 2022]
Abstract: Requirements traceability is the ability to trace requirements to other software engineering artifacts. Traceability can be classified as either pre- or post-requirements specifications (RS) traceability. Pre-RS traceability is the ability to trace between requirements and their origin. However, the benefits of pre-RS traceability are often not clear. In this article, we systematically lay out…