{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2034947456","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380060303","title":"Software malpractice \u2014 a distasteful experience","display_name":"Software malpractice \u2014 a distasteful experience","publication_year":1976,"publication_date":"1976-07-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2034947456","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380060303","mag":"2034947456"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1002/spe.4380060303","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380060303","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S122199241","display_name":"Software Practice and Experience","issn_l":"0038-0644","issn":["0038-0644","1097-024X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Software: Practice and Experience","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5087305592","display_name":"Michael J. Spier","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210162662","display_name":"Digital Equipment (Germany)","ror":"https://ror.org/047vmzn25","country_code":"DE","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210162662"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Michael J. Spier","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Software Engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation 146 Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts 01754, U.S.A"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Software Engineering, Digital Equipment Corporation 146 Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts 01754, U.S.A","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210162662"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5087305592"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210162662"],"apc_list":{"value":4220,"currency":"USD","value_usd":4220},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.5427,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":8,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.88995058,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"6","issue":"3","first_page":"293","last_page":"299"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10639","display_name":"Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies","score":0.9991999864578247,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":0.9979000091552734,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/compiler","display_name":"Compiler","score":0.8689613938331604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7590267658233643},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/constructive","display_name":"Constructive","score":0.6537903547286987},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/compiler-construction","display_name":"Compiler construction","score":0.6173096299171448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/perspective","display_name":"Perspective (graphical)","score":0.5599365830421448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/optimizing-compiler","display_name":"Optimizing compiler","score":0.53441321849823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.5126003623008728},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.5109821557998657},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.4680497348308563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/feeling","display_name":"Feeling","score":0.434573769569397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/compiler-correctness","display_name":"Compiler correctness","score":0.4200867712497711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.2154386043548584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.20290091633796692}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169590947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47506","display_name":"Compiler","level":2,"score":0.8689613938331604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7590267658233643},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778701210","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28130034","display_name":"Constructive","level":3,"score":0.6537903547286987},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9957790","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47506","display_name":"Compiler construction","level":3,"score":0.6173096299171448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12713177","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1900281","display_name":"Perspective (graphical)","level":2,"score":0.5599365830421448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190902152","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1325106","display_name":"Optimizing compiler","level":3,"score":0.53441321849823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.5126003623008728},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.5109821557998657},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.4680497348308563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C122980154","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205555","display_name":"Feeling","level":2,"score":0.434573769569397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68366613","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5156378","display_name":"Compiler correctness","level":3,"score":0.4200867712497711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.2154386043548584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.20290091633796692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1002/spe.4380060303","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.4380060303","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S122199241","display_name":"Software Practice and Experience","issn_l":"0038-0644","issn":["0038-0644","1097-024X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Software: Practice and Experience","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.4699999988079071}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":2,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1986554150","https://openalex.org/W2177002043"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2094199724","https://openalex.org/W2169584677","https://openalex.org/W4240253816","https://openalex.org/W4232954277","https://openalex.org/W3000589862","https://openalex.org/W2374859588","https://openalex.org/W4226439887","https://openalex.org/W2749133591","https://openalex.org/W2089705195","https://openalex.org/W4246454774"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"A":[1],"sequence":[2],"of":[3,12,52,56,70,106],"events":[4],"is":[5,22,65,100],"described,":[6],"leading":[7],"to":[8,72,83],"the":[9,33,36,47,53,57,68,73,79,104,118],"severe":[10],"deterioration":[11],"an":[13,25,107],"initially":[14],"well":[15],"conceived":[16],"and":[17,45,87,102],"cleanly":[18],"implemented":[19],"compiler.":[20],"It":[21],"shown":[23],"how":[24,35,46],"initial":[26],"\u201coptimization\u201d":[27],"implanted":[28],"a":[29,75],"latent":[30],"bug":[31,37],"in":[32,67,91,112],"compiler,":[34],"was":[38],"subsequently":[39],"activated":[40],"through":[41],"innocent":[42],"compiler":[43,48],"modification,":[44],"then":[49],"deteriorated":[50],"because":[51],"incompetent":[54],"correction":[55],"bus":[58],"manifestation.":[59],"This":[60],"exceedingly":[61],"negative":[62],"case":[63],"history":[64],"presented":[66],"hope":[69],"conveying":[71],"reader":[74],"better":[76,126],"feeling":[77],"for":[78],"complex":[80],"problems":[81],"inherent":[82],"industrial":[84],"software":[85,97],"production":[86],"maintenance.":[88],"The":[89],"difficulty":[90],"proposing":[92],"any":[93],"constructive":[94],"(and":[95],"complete!)":[96],"engineering":[98],"methodology":[99],"known":[101],"acknowledged;":[103],"study":[105],"episode":[108],"such":[109],"as":[110],"described":[111],"this":[113],"paper":[114],"might":[115],"help":[116],"put":[117],"difficulties,":[119],"with":[120],"which":[121],"we":[122],"are":[123],"confronted,":[124],"into":[125],"perspective.":[127]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-05-21T06:26:12.895304","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}