Targeted Code Inspection based on Human Errors
This addresses the problem of software defect detection for developers, but it appears incremental as it builds on existing human error concepts.
The authors tackled the problem of identifying software defects by proposing a targeted code inspection method based on human error mechanisms, which aims to efficiently pinpoint error-prone code with minimal effort, supported by preliminary evidence from a pilot study.
As a direct cause of software defects, human error is the key to understanding and identifying defects. We propose a new code inspection method: targeted code inspection based on human error mechanisms of software engineers. Based on the common erroneous mechanisms of human cognition, the method targets error-prone codes with high efficiency and minimum effort. The proposed method is supported by preliminary evidence in a pilot study.