5.4 Introduction to Software Development 9/3/96 and 9/5/96

• Text editing - creating the source file
  Punch cards, Hardcopy terminals, Video Displays
• Compiling & Assembling
• Linking
• Executing
• Debuging & Testing
• object libraries
• include files
• make facilites
• Source code control system
• Cost of software development
• Cost of errors in software
• Software Benchmarks
  • The best benchmark is the program YOU need to run.
  • Benchmarks can be very mis-leading
  • Many aspects of a computer can be reflected in a benchmark.
    • Integer performance 8/16/32/64 bit
    • Floating Point performance Single & Double
    • Multiple processor (SMP)
    • Cache size & capability
    • Memory size
    • Memory bandwidth
    • Disk performance & Swap space performance
    • Network performance
    • Instruction (sub)set performance
    • Opperating System performance