1. Workshop Genova http://www.ge.infn.it/geant4/workshop2001/
2-6 July 2001

2. Procedures 3 documents on SW process released recently
Design
Development and tag
Testing
To be put in practice!
In addition to Geant4-wide guidelines
Feedback on procedures is welcome
Improve where needed, based on experience
Aim: continuously improving software process

3. Defect analysis and prevention
Last minute commit to CVS
No possibility of feedback
Change design without prior agreement
Modify behaviour of physics models without prior agreement
Change code under somebody else’s responsibility without prior agreement
Tests are not documented
Production of validation plots is not documented
System tests changed during the release testing phase

4. Problem investigation
A few problem reports currently open
In PRS and through direct communication
They should be a priority
Before fancy design iterations, new developments etc.
We have not fully assessed and validated the current LowE implementation yet
Availability of resources for problem investigation is a concern
Complete and documented testing suite would help
Database of problems needed
PRS not sufficient (need more than bug reports)