Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!ptimtc!rdmei!icspub!astemgw!choshi!frf!ryuji From: ryuji@lsa.ncl.omron.co.jp (Ryuji YAMASAKI) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Software development in Japanese firm Message-ID: Date: 26 Mar 91 05:21:45 GMT Sender: news@frf.omron.co.jp Distribution: comp Organization: OMRON Corp., Kyoto, Japan. Lines: 44 In article <511@tivoli.UUCP> alan@tivoli.UUCP (Alan R. Weiss) writes: >Can you share any information on how software is being written in >Japan? Is it fairly monolithic, or are different techniques and >process models (software engineering methodologies) being tried? As far as I know, people are seldom applying software engineering methodologies in Japan. Few people are trying some methodologies for Software developments and others are just watching where they are going. Historically, any kind of software such as computer software, services, or knowledge was considered free of charge or cheep to get, in Japan.. Thus, Japanese firms were focussing on Hardwares developments. Many companies in Japan have their own standard in documentations and/or methodologies in building softwares but most of them were copied from that of IBM's or of other companies in US. In OMRON's example, we had a standard based on iPT(Improved Programming Technologies) from 12 years ago and hasn't been modified since. I am now renewing based on Structured Analysis and Design. After 1985, various CASE Tools have been introduced in Japan and people started to recognize the importance of `Software Engineering approach'. Now we have conferences and discussions everywhere. But very few companies have succeeded in instroducing software engineering methodologies inside. Many conflicts in job process. >Are people and companies in Japan applying statistical quality assurance >(i.e. Demings, Juran, and others) to software development? Quality metrics? In my company, we've just made a `Quality metrics' table for software products last month. I am just at the entrance of this field but I am trying to watch the trends in Japan and in the world so that I can imporove software developments in my company. -- _______________________________________________ :|Ryuji YAMASAKI :|OMRON Corporation. Kyoto Japan :|junet : ryuji@lsa.ncl.omron.co.jp :|uunet : ryuji%lsa.ncl.omron.co.jp@uunet.uu.net :|Tel : 075-951-5111 ex-3109