11 Reliability engineering
Objectives
The objective of this chapter is to explain how software reliability may be specified, implemented, and measured. When you have read this chapter, you will:
understand the distinction between software reliability and software availability;
have been introduced to metrics for reliability specification and how these are used to specify measurable reliability requirements;
understand how different architectural styles may be used to implement reliable, fault-tolerant systems architectures;
know about good programming practice for reliable software engineering;
understand how the reliability of a software system may be measured using statistical testing.
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