Glossary

code reviewA formal inspection method in which the source code of the software is inspected. This review is normally conducted for peer developers15 dotFile format of the dot tool used to draw graphs. The tool dot comes with graphviz, which is a public domain graph drawing tool .48 driverA driver is a piece of software which calls the functions in the unit under test. Normally it is used to execute the dynamic unit tests.8 gcovA coverage analysis tool that reveals how much of the code was actually exercised.39 purifyA run-time memory debugger which pinpoints memory problems at run-time44 stub A stub is a small program routine that substitutes for a longer program, possibly to be loaded later or that is located remotely. For example, a program that uses Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) is compiled with stubs that substitute for the program that provides a requested procedure. The stub accepts the request and t hen forwards it (through another program) to the remote procedure. When that pr ocedure has completed its service, it returns the results or other status to the stub which passes it back to the program that made the request.8 test harnessAn environment in which a certain module can be tested.11 walkthroughAn informal meeting in which a developer or author of a document explains his tasks and approach. Usually organized somewhere in the begin of a new task.6