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Software Engineering Process and Tools in the Mozilla Project

Software Engineering Process and Tools in the Mozilla Project. How open-source CM tools made Firefox the fastest and safest web browser . Before CM Processes. Early Mozilla development began with few formalized requirements Many foundational codebase changes took place due to “community need”

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Software Engineering Process and Tools in the Mozilla Project

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  1. Software Engineering Process and Tools in the Mozilla Project How open-source CM tools made Firefox the fastest and safest web browser

  2. Before CM Processes • Early Mozilla development began with few formalized requirements • Many foundational codebase changes took place due to “community need” • Almost anyone could check in code • The result was chaos and gave Microsoft a 2 year headstart on Firefox

  3. CVS • Mozilla has always used CVS as the method to alter the tree • CVS allows • Versioning • Branching • Concurrent development • Worldwide access • Preferred V&V enforcement tool

  4. Bonsai - Graphical CVS Tool

  5. Bonsai • Allows one to query CVS for the latest check-ins done to the repository • Shows check-in comments with hyperlinks to the Bugzilla bug that was fixed • Provides an interface to view differences between versions of files in the CVS repository • Allows visual identification of which developers are responsible for which sections of a single code file

  6. Tinderbox • Tinderbox is an automated system to track compilations and tests • Red indicates compilation failed • Orange indicates compilation succeeded, but the test-suite failed • Green indicates compilation and tests ran successfully • Yellow indicates compilation is still in progress

  7. Tinderbox Screenshot Only Sheriffs can approve check-ins

  8. Firefox Tinderbox

  9. BugzillaManaging Software Development

  10. Bugzilla Features • Track bugs and code changes • Communicate with teammates • Submit and review patches • Manage quality assurance (QA)

  11. Bugzilla Benefits • Improves communication • Increases product quality • Improves customer satisfaction • Ensures accountability • Increases productivity • Adaptable to multiple situations

  12. Summary • Anarchy reigned supreme in Mozilla prior to the use of CM tools • CVS is the process enforcement tool • Bonsai is a CVS to web interface tool • Bugzilla manages issues and enables triage • Tinderbox is software for automating verification and validation

  13. http://getfirefox.com http://mozilla.org

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