Standard error classification to support software reliability assessment
John B. Bowen · 1980
A standard software error classification is viable based on experimental use of different schemes on Hughes-Fullerton projects. Error classification schemes have proliferated independently due to varied emphasis on depth of casual trace-ability and when error data was collected. A standard classification is proposed that can be applied to all phases of software development. It includes a major casual category for design errors. Software error classification is a prerequisite both for feedback for error prevention and detection, and for prediction of residual errors in operational software.