Nachiappan Nagappan

Works (2)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:53

2008 journal article

Realizing quality improvement through test driven development: results and experiences of four industrial teams

EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, 13(3), 289–302.

By: N. Nagappan*, E. Maximilien*, T. Bhat* & L. Williams n

author keywords: test driven development; empirical study; defects/faults; development time
TL;DR: Case studies were conducted with three development teams at Microsoft and one at IBM that have adopted TDD and indicate that the pre-release defect density of the four products decreased between 40% and 90% relative to similar projects that did not use the TDD practice. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 chapter

Pair learning: With an eye toward future success

In Extreme programming and agile methods: XP/Agile Universe 2003: Third XP Agile Universe Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, August 10-13, 2003 (Vol. 2753, pp. 185–198).

By: N. Nagappan n, L. Williams n, E. Wiebe n , C. Miller n, S. Balik n, M. Ferzli n, J. Petlick n

TL;DR: An experiment was run at North Carolina State University to assess the efficacy of pair programming as an alternative educational technique in an introductory programming course and found that the retention rate of the students in the introductory programming courses is equal to or better than that of theStudents in the solo programming courses. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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