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Fagan Inspection

Fagan Inspection is a formal, structured code review process developed by Michael Fagan at IBM in 1976 that systematically identifies defects before testing. Using defined roles and checklists, Fagan inspections are far more effective at catching bugs than ad-hoc reviews; studies show 70–90% defect detection rate.

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Fagan Inspection Process for Software Quality
Taxonomic method record · ml-model / numerical-methods
  • Fagan, M. E. (1976). Design and code inspections to reduce errors in program development. IBM Systems Journal, 15(3), 182–211. · DOI 10.1147/sj.153.0182
  • Fagan, M. E. (1986). Advances in software inspections. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, SE-12(7), 744–751. · DOI 10.1109/tse.1986.6312976
  • Gilb, T., & Graham, D. (1993). Software Inspection. Addison-Wesley. · ISBN 0201631814
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