Software Engineering Experimentation General Comments on Draft Papers Jeff Offutt http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~offutt/

Process Points Re-submit my marked version with the final version (on 25 November) Submit the soft copy via email to offutt@gmu.edu PDF 10pt, Single-spaced About 15 pages, abstract <= 150 words Se me for explanations or handwriting translations I was rushed, hence the poor handwriting Pick up final paper after finals (or Spring semester) or give me a self-addressed envelope © Jeff Offutt, 2008

Upcoming Workshops at ICST Papers are due January 9, 2009 ICST: http://bitterroot.vancouver.wsu.edu/icst2009/workshops.htm Mutation 2009: http://mutation2009.ist.tugraz.at/ GUI Testing: http://www.cs.umd.edu/~atif/testbeds2009/testbeds2009.htm WebTest: http://selab.fbk.eu/WebTest2009/ © Jeff Offutt, 2008

General Editing Points Figures should be placed on the same page as the first reference or shortly after (not at end) Page numbers are good Space before `(`, `[`, and `{`, not before comma Mushing `(` to the word makes programs harder to read Bleeding bad programming style into English is awful Fully justify paragraphs (US style, academic style) EDIT – EDIT – EDIT !!! © Jeff Offutt, 2008

Latex vs MS Word + Latex is worthwhile if you plan to write a lot : Time to learn Figures References Math formulas Detailed formatting Numbering Latex is worthwhile if you plan to write a lot : If you plan to reuse references and figures Expect to change a lot Write a long document (>100 pages … PhD dissertation © Jeff Offutt, 2008