An approach to improve the quality of object-oriented models from novice modelers through project practice

Abstract

The defects in object-oriented models will result in poor quality of applications based on the models, and thus it is necessary to know which defects often occur in practice, to what extent they occur, why they occur, and how they can be prevented. To gain deeper insights into these problems, this paper discusses how to improve the quality of objectoriented models from novice modelers through project practice. This paper summarizes a set of typical quality defect types from a large number of the defects, and confirms them through our project practice. Moreover, the paper analyzes the improvement of the quality of object-oriented models by quantifying the level of occurrence for the defect types in different phases of the project practice, and presents preventive measures by analyzing the causes for the defects to occur in object-oriented models in the aspects of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

Keywords

quality defects / object-oriented models / quality analysis / project practice

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