Tools and Techniques for Building and Testing Software Systems

Abstract

Amajor issue for each software project is its choice ofsoftware building and test processes and the models, methodologies, and tools used to implement them. The project needs efficient and effective procedures to manage change, control versions, and integrate the software to ensure cost-efficient, on-time deployment ofa software system. Within AT&T's softwaredevelopment community, increasing attention is being focused on quicker delivery ofhigher quality software. As a result, pastand current practices are beingevaluated and upgraded. This paper outlines some processes, tools, and techniques that offer a potential set ofsolutions for a variety of software-development platforms. We focus on the SIMP process, which extends some existing tools to provide a software-development process and technology for building, integrating, and testing software systems inAT&T.Webelieve that SIMP (which standsfor software integration, management, and production) offers a generic solution in a set oftools configured to meet the needs ofmany software-development environments.