Tool Writing: A Forgotten Art?

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July/August 2005 (vol. 22 no. 4) pp. 9-11

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	@article{ 10.1109/MS.2005.111, author = {Diomidis Spinellis}, title = {Tool Writing: A Forgotten Art?}, journal ={IEEE Software}, volume = {22}, number = {4}, issn = {0740-7459}, year = {2005}, pages = {9-11}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.111}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IEEE Software TI - Tool Writing: A Forgotten Art? IS - 4 SN - 0740-7459 SP9 EP11 EPD - 9-11 A1 - Diomidis Spinellis, PY - 2005 KW - software tools KW - software development KW - metrics VL - 22 JA - IEEE Software ER -

Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economics and Business

Finding the right solution to a problem is more effective than simply adding features. When trying to create a tool for collecting metrics, the author discovered something important: writing stand-alone tools that you can combine efficiently with others to handle more demanding tasks appears to be becoming a forgotten art.

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software tools, software development, metrics

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Diomidis Spinellis, "Tool Writing: A Forgotten Art?," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 9-11, July/Aug. 2005, doi:10.1109/MS.2005.111

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