Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!software.mitel.com!laub From: laub@Software.Mitel.COM (Boniface Lau) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Software development in Japanese firm Message-ID: <7225@laub> Date: 2 Apr 91 14:34:46 GMT References: <519@tivoli.UUCP> Distribution: comp Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada. Lines: 39 In article <519@tivoli.UUCP> alan@tivoli.UUCP (Alan R. Weiss) writes: |In article ryuji@lsa.ncl.omron.co.jp (Ryuji YAMASAKI) writes: |> |>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. | |This is interesting. We in the American software industry keep hearing |of the prolific, bug-free Japanese developer/engineer who often completes |200 - 300 lines of defect-free code per day. Can you verify this for us? | According to the report (actually a MIT thesis) "The Japanese Software Industry", the software technological leadership in Japan resides in the major JCM (Japan Computer Manufacturers), not the small Japanese software houses. It covers the Sigma project and the efforts of Hitachi, NEC, Fujitsu, and NTT. The report relies heavily on Japanese computer literature. -- Boniface Lau (613) 592-2122 ext. 3042 laub@Software.Mitel.COM Mitel Corp. ...uunet!mitel!spock!laub 350 Legget Drive, Kanata Ontario, Canada, K2K 1X3