It's the Specification, Stupid!

Authors: Broy, Manfred¹ (AUTHOR) broy@in.tum.de, Ruess, Harald^2,3 (AUTHOR) harald.ruess@entalus.com, Shankar, Natarajan⁴ (AUTHOR) shankar@csl.sri.com

Source: Communications of the ACM. Dec2025, Vol. 68 Issue 12, p22-24. 3p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *COMPUTER software quality control, *PROGRAMMING languages, SOFTWARE verification, LANGUAGE models

Practical software engineering for software-writing scientists.

Authors: Peláez, Raúl P.¹ raulppelaez@gmail.com

Source: Journal of Chemical Physics. 11/7/2025, Vol. 163 Issue 17, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *SOFTWARE engineering, *COMPUTER software development, *SOFTWARE maintenance, *SIMULATION methods & models, *SCIENTIFIC software

Many Faces of Ad Hoc Transactions.

Authors: Tang, Chuzhe¹ (AUTHOR) t.chuzhe@sjtu.edu.cn, Wang, Zhaoguo¹ (AUTHOR) zhaoguowang@sjtu.edu.cn, Zhang, Xiaodong¹ (AUTHOR) xiaodongzhang97@gmail.com, Yu, Qianmian¹ (AUTHOR) yuqianmian@sjtu.edu.cn, Zang, Binyu¹ (AUTHOR) byzang@sjtu.edu.cn, Guan, Haibing² (AUTHOR) hbguan@sjtu.edu.cn, Chen, Haibo¹ (AUTHOR) haibochen@sjtu.edu.cn

Source: Communications of the ACM. Apr2025, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p71-80. 10p.

Subject Terms: *DATABASES, *COMPUTER software development, *SOFTWARE engineering, *SOFTWARE engineers, *OPEN source software, WEB-based user interfaces

Technical Credit.

Authors: Gorton, Ian¹ (AUTHOR) i.gorton@northeastern.edu, Bucaioni, Alessio² (AUTHOR) alessio.bucaioni@mdu.se, Pelliccione, Patrizio³ (AUTHOR) patrizio.pelliccione@gssi.it

Source: Communications of the ACM. Feb2025, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p30-33. 4p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *COMPUTER software developers, *COMPUTER programming management, *ORGANIZATIONAL goals, SOFTWARE development tools

Deterministic Record-and-Replay.

Authors: Quinn, Andrew¹ (AUTHOR) aquinn1@ucsc.edu, Alvaro, Peter² (AUTHOR) palvaro@ucsc.edu

Source: Communications of the ACM. May2025, Vol. 68 Issue 5, p32-34. 3p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *COMPUTER programming, *INTERNET servers, COMPUTER debugging software, CLOUD computing, GRAPHICS processing units, MACHINE learning

An Environment Adaptation Agent of Reinforcement Learning in Continuous Integration Test Case Prioritization.

Authors: Li, Zheng¹ (AUTHOR) lizheng@mail.buct.edu.cn, Liu, Jiping¹ (AUTHOR) liujiping@buct.edu.cn, Xu, Shunqing¹ (AUTHOR) xsqing@buct.edu.cn, Liu, Hengyuan¹ (AUTHOR) lhywandm@163.com, Liu, Yong¹ (AUTHOR) lyong@mail.buct.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering. Nov2025, p1-31. 31p. 4 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, REINFORCEMENT learning, COMPUTER performance, DYNAMICAL systems, MULTIAGENT systems

Efficient Code Reachability Analysis and Visualization Using Probabilistic Model Checking.

Authors: Nakagawa, Hiroyuki^1,2 (AUTHOR) h-nakagawa@okayama-u.ac.jp, Sumita, Shimon³ (AUTHOR) shimon.sumita@ntt.com, Saito, Shinobu³ (AUTHOR) shinobu.saito@ntt.com

Source: International Journal of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering. Nov2025, Vol. 35 Issue 11, p1651-1668. 18p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *MAINTENANCE costs, VISUALIZATION, STATISTICAL models, SOURCE code

The influence of remote work on scrum-based information technology projects management: insights for success.

Authors: Bany Mohammed, Ashraf¹ (AUTHOR) a.bany@ju.edu.jo, Hmoud, Hazar¹ (AUTHOR) h.hmoud@ju.edu.jo, Sultan, Luay¹ (AUTHOR) Lay8210657@ju.edu.jo, Yaseen, Husam² (AUTHOR) husam.yaseen@bau.edu.jo

Source: TQM Journal. 2025, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p2396-2424. 29p.

Subject Terms: *TELECOMMUTING, *QUANTITATIVE research, *PROJECT management, *COVID-19, SCRUM (Computer software development), INFORMATION technology projects, PSYCHOSOCIAL functioning

Geographic Terms: JORDAN

EFFECTIVE NUDGING AS A BOOSTER FOR AGILE COLLABORATION IN INNOVATION.

Authors: BATORA, MONA¹ (AUTHOR) mona.batora@tuhh.de, BUSCH, MARCEL¹ (AUTHOR) marcel.busch@tuhh.de, ZIMMERMANN, VALENTIN² (AUTHOR) valentin.zimmermann@hekatron.de, BURSAC, NIKOLA¹ (AUTHOR) nikola.bursac@tuhh.de

Source: International Journal of Innovation Management. Nov/Dec2025, Vol. 29 Issue 9/10, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *NUDGE theory, *ORGANIZATIONAL change, *SYSTEMS engineering, *COOPERATION, *DECISION making, SCRUM (Computer software development), COGNITIVE bias

Knowledge management in agile projects: a Scrum-KM extension proposal endorsed by Canadian and Brazilian project managers.

Authors: Carvalho, Rodrigo Baroni¹ (AUTHOR) baroni@pucminas.br, Choo, Chun Wei² (AUTHOR) cw.choo@utoronto.ca

Source: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 2025, Vol. 18 Issue 6/7, p804-830. 27p.

Subject Terms: *KNOWLEDGE management, *INFORMATION sharing, *SOFTWARE frameworks, *PROJECT management, *PROJECT managers, SCRUM (Computer software development), AGILE software development

CLAUDE IS MY CO-FOUNDER.

Authors: SHERRY, BEN (AUTHOR)

Source: Inc.. Winter2025/2026, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p88-91. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *INFORMATION technology industry, USER-centered system design, COMPUTER users, AUTOMATION software

Applying Scrum to Knowledge Transfer Among Software Developers.

Authors: Ibarra-Torres, Fernando¹ (AUTHOR) oscar.ibarrat@info.unlp.edu.ar, Urbieta, Matias¹ (AUTHOR) matias.urbieta@lifia.info.unlp.edu.ar, Medina-Medina, Nuria² (AUTHOR) nmedina@ugr.es

Source: International Journal of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering. Sep2025, Vol. 35 Issue 9, p1239-1265. 27p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software developers, *COMPUTER software development, *COMPUTER software quality control, SCRUM (Computer software development), KNOWLEDGE transfer, AGILE software development

MOIF-SAR: A multi-objective information fusion-based software architecture recovery approach.

Authors: Kumar, Neeraj¹ (AUTHOR) neeraj.kumar0611@gmail.com, Singh, Randeep¹ (AUTHOR) randeeppoonia@gmail.com, Rathee, Amit² (AUTHOR) amit1983_rathee@rediffmail.com

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 10/31/2025, Vol. 3343 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *SOFTWARE architecture, *COMPUTER software development, *ALGORITHMS, *PARTICLE swarm optimization, *DATA integration, *MULTI-objective optimization, *REVERSE engineering

Agile methodology prediction using machine learning algorithms.

Authors: Zaidi, Hasnain Abbas¹ (AUTHOR) hasnainabbaszaidi23012000@gmail.com, Jain, Parita¹ (AUTHOR) paritajain23@gmail.com

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2025, Vol. 3297 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *SCRUM (Computer software development), *MACHINE learning, *AGILE software development, *PROJECT management, *SOFTWARE engineering, *DATA science, *PREDICTION models

Who is the better AI software engineer? A comparative study of AI models in coding tasks.

Authors: Zhijun, Peng^1,2 (AUTHOR) 20035699@qq.com, Daud, Siti Norbaya² (AUTHOR) norbayadaud@segi.edu.my, Yang, Yanyan² (AUTHOR) hnysyanyan@163.com

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2025, Vol. 3324 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *SOFTWARE engineers, *MACHINE learning, *COMPUTER performance, *COMPUTER science education, *HUMAN-artificial intelligence interaction, *COMPUTATIONAL complexity

Adopting and Sustaining Microservice-Based Software Development.

Authors: Vitharana, Padmal¹ (AUTHOR), Daya, Shahir A.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Communications of the ACM. Jul2024, Vol. 67 Issue 7, p34-41. 8p.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *SCALABILITY, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, *ORGANIZATIONAL change, *DECISION making in business

Evaluation of a new job training program: Code Louisville.

Authors: Bollinger, Christopher R.¹ (AUTHOR), Troske, Kenneth R.¹ (AUTHOR) ktroske@uky.edu

Source: Journal of Policy Analysis & Management. Jul2025, p1. 26p. 10 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *COMPUTER software development, *OCCUPATIONAL achievement, *OCCUPATIONAL training, *LABOR bureaus, COMPUTER programming education, MENTORING, ONLINE education

Analysis of Waterfall and Agile Scrum Approaches in Information Technology Project Management.

Authors: Adi Sahputra, Eko Siswo¹ eko_siswo@polteksci.ac.id

Source: Journal of Economics, Technology & Business / Jurnal Ekonomi Teknologi & Bisnis (JETBIS). Jul2025, Vol. 4 Issue 7, p562-569. 8p.

Subject Terms: *COST control, *PROJECT managers, *STAKEHOLDER analysis, INFORMATION technology projects, SCRUM (Computer software development)

ENHANCING BUG REPORT CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH ONTOLOGY PROTOTYPES.

Alternate Title: MEJORANDO LA CLARIDAD Y EFICIENCIA DE LOS INFORMES DE ERRORES A TRAVÉS DE PROTOTIPOS DE ONTOLOGÍA.
APRIMORANDO A CLAREZA E EFICIÊNCIA DE RELATÓRIOS DE BUGS POR MEIO DE PROTÓTIPOS DE ONTOLOGIA.

Authors: Fernandes Galvani, Alison Luan¹ alisonfgalvani@gmail.com, Santos de Oliveira, Mariana² mariana_santosoliveira@hotmail.com, Tenório, Nelson³ nelson.tenorio@unicesumar.edu.br

Source: International Journal of Professional Business Review (JPBReview). 2025, Vol. 10 Issue 8, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *KNOWLEDGE management, *COMPUTER software development, *PROCESS optimization, *DOCUMENTATION, *PROBLEM solving, CONCEPTUAL models, CONCEPT mapping

CPDD: A Cross-Scenario Photovoltaic Defect Detector Based on Fine-Grained Feature Autoencoding and Pseudo-Box Contrastive Learning.

Authors: Wang, Zhaoyang¹ (AUTHOR) 202212801010@stu.hebut.edu.cn, Chen, Haiyong¹ (AUTHOR) haiyong.chen@hebut.edu.cn, Cao, Zhen¹ (AUTHOR) 202222801039@stu.hebut.edu.cn

Source: IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. Aug2025, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p612-623. 12p.

Subject Terms: *DEFECT tracking (Computer software development), *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, PHOTOVOLTAIC power generation, MACHINE learning, VISUAL perception