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Johnny Depp came to Kustendorf in a helicopter. "Enthusiastic and smiling, Depp chatted with the Festival visitors and photographed with fans, all (the) while modestly denying his glamorous star status," the local press enthused of Depp's descent from the sky, which was seen by some Serbs as akin to the second coming. For most of the rest of the guests, it was a four- hour car journey from Belgrade, high into the mountains.
At first glance, it wasn't apparent what arguably the world's most popular movie star (recently voted "Actor of the Decade" at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles) was doing at a tiny event in a picturesque but remote part of the Balkans. Not that Depp seemed out of place. Kustendorf was built on a hill by the Serbian director and double Palme d'Or winner Emir Kusturica (the founder of the festival) when he was making his film Life is a Miracle. It is an idealised version of a traditional Serb village, but with its wooden Hansel and Gretel-style houses, large electric moon (which glows over the valley at night), its pretty church and its street lights, it could pass for the set of one of those many Tim Burton movies that Depp has appeared in. (The latest, Alice in Wonderland, with Depp as the Mad Hatter, is out later this spring.)
In the early 1990s, Depp starred in Kusturica's one American film, Arizona Dream, opposite Faye Dunaway, Jerry Lewis and Vincent Gallo. He has now agreed to play Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in a big new Spanish-language, spaghetti-Western style epic that Kusturica is cooking up with Salma Hayek as the female lead. The project is in its early stages. Star and director were keen to discuss it – one reason why he was guest of honour.
On the opening night of the festival, a full-sized statue of Depp was unveiled amid fireworks and the music of the Dejan Petrovic Orchestra. The statue, which in truth doesn't look that much like him, stands just along from Che Guevara Street and not far from Maradona Square. Depp conducted a masterclass with the student film-makers whom Kusturica flies into town every year. He also spoke to the press, walked around the village and was photographed with fans.
"My impressions of Kustendorf? I was totally shocked. I couldn't imagine that a place so magical and so beautiful could actually house a film festival," the actor enthused of a film festival which is defined by its anti-movie business ethos. Distributors, financiers and publicists are kept at bay from Kustendorf (although even in this remote part of the Balkans, the presence of Depp attracted plenty of paparazzi). There is a strong culture of drinking and camaraderie. After the nightly concert, many of the organisers and guests stay up until dawn consuming "Serbian death wine" – one reason why Kustendorf is deserted in the mornings and none of the festival events start until after 1pm.
The affable Depp was seemingly oblivious to the cameras thrust in his face or the mini riots that broke out wherever he went as everyone clamoured to get near to him. He was even ready to roll up his shirt to show the tattoos with the names of his children written on them.
There was a certain irony in Depp's presence. One of the traditions at previous Kustendorf festivals was to bury a reel of a Hollywood big-budget movie, preferably one starring Bruce Willis, in a symbolic opening ceremony. The Serbian minister of culture, Nebojsa Bradic, spoke at the festival this week of the way that blockbusters crowd "small folks and their small films" out of the picture. Depp, as star of Pirates of the Caribbean, is the face of one of the biggest Hollywood franchises of all – and yet here he was, Gulliver-like in the world of the small folks and their small films.
Then again, much of Depp's continuing appeal lies in the way he is able to straddle two very different film-making worlds without ever appearing compromised. Even if he does appear in Jerry Bruckheimer movies, his persona is still that of the mischievous rebel we remember from What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Edward Scissorhands. He has credibility with critics because he has always been willing to take difficult roles in films by auteur directors. At the same time, he respects his audiences. His celebrity doesn't faze him. "The only reason that we're here is because of the people out there standing in the cold who want to have a piece of paper signed or to go to the cinema," he pronounces just a little self-righteously.
Depp likes to see himself as part beatnik, part flâneur. "Baudelaire," he declared without hesitation when quizzed about his favourite writers, adding Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. "I am such an addict of books. I'll read two or three at a time. I am like a fiend. I can't get enough."
Asked about his favourites among the directors he has worked with, he nominated Tim Burton, Jim Jarmusch and Kusturica, all film-makers with sensibilities as offbeat as his own.
"The three are very, very different in their [film-making] language but they're also very similar. There isn't a bone in any of their bodies that is capable of compromise."
A little to the bemusement of his Serb hosts, Depp also waxed effusive about the British comedy Withnail and I ("one of my favourite films of all time") – a movie he loves so much that he prised its director Bruce Robinson out of semi-retirement to work with him on The Rum Diary, a new comedy adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's autobiographical novel. "I tried for almost 17 years to get Bruce to come out of director's retirement and do something – and I finally got him," Depp says of the film, which he has also produced.
Depp isn't the typical method actor, burying himself in a role with De Niro-like intensity. His approach is more intuitive and playful. "When I read a script, I start to get flashes of imagery. It may be a person I've known in my life. In Edward Scissorhands, it was a dog that I had had as a child," he explains. "These images arrive. That's really the basis. If I am guilty of one thing in my work in any situation, especially the heavier, is that I have a tendency to lean toward humour."
In Pirates of the Caribbean, Depp famously based his bloodthirsty buccaneer Jack Sparrow on Keith Richards. "If you think about the early 18th century, it took the pirates months and months to get across the sea. Meanwhile, their reputation arrived years before they did. Blackbeard was well known infinitely before he arrived in North Carolina... he was feared, he was respected, he had such a reputation. I thought that's exactly the rock'n'roll star's life... the reputation he [Keith Richards] had certainly arrived before his guitar and he did! Also, who better to be a pirate?"
Depp researches his roles assiduously. "But what I have found more important is to be able to throw that all away... and to give yourself up to the possibility of chance because that is the only time magic happens. I can't stand the idea of anything planned. It is great to have something solid beneath you but at the same time, you need to be able to fly a bit."
In Kustendorf, there is a door painted to give the illusion that it is a jail, with George W. Bush behind bars. Depp sidestepped questions as to whether he was an anti-globalist or an anti-capitalist. He was withering about Bush, enthusiastic about President Barack Obama, but would not be drawn further. However, he wasn't shy in voicing his dismay about the arrest of film-maker Roman Polanski on a 30-year-old statutory rape charge. In 1999, Polanski directed him in The Ninth Gate.
"Why now?" Depp asked rhetorically. "Obviously, there is something going on somewhere. Somebody has made a deal with someone. Maybe there was a little money involved, but why now?" Polanski, Depp continued, "is not a predator. He's 75 or 76 years old. He has got two beautiful kids, he has got a wife that he has been with for a long, long time. He is not out on the street."
In Kustendorf, Depp will forever now have the status of a saint. His statue is only a few yards away from the St Sava Church. Kusturica was speaking about him in such reverential fashion that it was easy to forget he was once, at least, a hell-raiser with a big tabloid profile.
"I always wanted to be decent, polite, good – everything that Johnny is by his nature," Kusturica reflected. "I've seen Johnny from time to time freaking out also... but you can be the best actor in the world and if you're a jerk, you're a jerk. Johnny is the one who showed me that you can have decency and goodness together with the fight to stay autonomous."
What is often remarked of the actor is his child-like quality: the Peter Pan in him. Even playing a hardened Depression-era gangster like John Dillinger in Michael Mann's Public Enemies, he retained at least some of that playfulness. There is a soulful quality about him, too, that makes audiences root for him, regardless of the character he is playing, and that had his Serb hosts in raptures.
His own assessment is that he is forever a teenager. "There is a part of me that feels like arrested development at 17," he mused. "At 17, you were a grown man. Everything in life was in front of you but you couldn't get in too much trouble. You could get in trouble but you wouldn't go to jail. I have a feeling that at the age of 17 somehow, I locked off and stayed there."
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DBCP-260?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12565286#action_12565286 ] Meir Shahar commented on DBCP-260: ---------------------------------- Hi Phil, I use DBCP 1.2.2. You got it correctly and it is a corner condition, this would obviously not happen if a periodical cleaner thread would remove idle connections. As far as I am concerned, the workaround is fine. I submitted the bug to raise the issue and point at the location of the problem. If you decide to keep things as they are, at least other users can be aware of this issue. Also, the third faq item on the wiki page (http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-commons/DBCP) states that the abandoned pool, though deprecated, is still active and will be supported in future versions. > borrowObject from the AbandonedObjectPool hangs on a wait() method when the WHEN_EXHAUSTED_BLOCK is set > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DBCP-260 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DBCP-260 > Project: Commons Dbcp > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2 > Environment: Windows XP, eclipse. JDK 1.6 > Reporter: Meir Shahar > Priority: Minor > > This bug is related to bugs #1, #38 & #102. Thought the bugs are closed, I think there is a (edge condition) scenario that is not handled properly: > Config: > 10 active connections limit > RemoveAbandoned set to 'on' > RemoveAbandonedTimeout set to x (say 60 secs) > Suppose 10 connections were borrowed and the 11 th request was issued, all within a time frame shorted then the timeout. > The first 10 requests are in methods that do not properly release the connection. > This means that the 11 th thread is waiting indefinitely until a notify is sent. > The 'non releasing' threads the first 10 connections hence no notification is sent > The 'garbage collection' is performed by the calling AbandonedObjectPool before calling the GenericObjectPool.borrowObject(...). This garbage collection will not be called again and the wait() will stay locked though some connections might be come available through timeout expiration. > The quick n dirty workaround is to setMaxWait(...) but still I think a better solution will be along the lines of: > 1. Waiting for removeAbandonedTimeout secs > 2. Retry regular allocation -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Also, you may be able to research their education history.
As with any field, a practitioner who is up to date on the latest technique will most likely be more proficient than others.
Variable life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance, which allows you to allocate a portion of your premium dollars into a separate account within the insurance company's portfolio such as stocks, bonds, equity funds and money market funds.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), whom is generally tougher with the representatives that they oversee, also regulates these types of policies.
On the FINRA website, you can research whether or not an insurance representative is licensed or not.
With variable life insurance policies, representatives must be licensed with both the FINRA and the state insurance department since these policies tend to be more complex.
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For an overview of all the current services that the FRNA provides to investors, click here. The list of services is quite lengthy.
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Chapter 26: Demons? Are we in Hell?Mature
I heard Nytahl's scream echo through the cold underground. I turn, frightend at the sight I see. A monster of some sort. And though I looked at it, I couldn't make out the exact image, as if it was continuously changing form. Between beast, angel, and man. My eyes open with the realization of what was happening.
We were not in Hell, I had decided. As you cannot drill down to Hell. But, these things were demons. Fallen angels that rebelled against the Most High God. And I knew what reason it was that they were attacking us.
"Friends, do not fear! It is your fear that they want!" They were attacking us to keep us away from our goal.
I walk over to Nytahl who was lying spread out over the ground. And a pool of blood was surrounding her. I grab under her rib and under her hip and I lift her up, her semi-conscious body now held in my arms.
"Foolish pagan, if only you would bow before my God he would heal your wounds. But alas, you have chosen the hard way." Then, I look to the demons around and shout at them, "Begone, in the name that is above every name! In the name of Jesus Christ, Leave!" The demons moan and scream blasphemous things, but they cannot argue. They disappate into the darkness, and hide from our sight.
Shalius looks at me exhausted and annoyed, "Why does your god have all the power! Why don't our gods have power over these things. My god has given me magic, so has the others. Why do you claim that your god is so great and so mighty!"
I shrug, "Because he is."
And with this, I stride past them, walking farther down the cave. And the rest follow me, althought reluctantly. And as we walk, we hear the skittering of a thousand claws on the cold, raw gravel. Though we could not see them, we could certainly hear them.
And then, I see a light at the end of the tunnel.
"This is where Sukeroku is, here we will find our answers, and will find the way to your gods. To Shamballa, to Olympus," And then I speak in a whisper, "To Hell."


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- 395g can sweetened condensed milk
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Grease and line a 16 x 26cm pan.
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Remove pan from heat, and wait for bubbles to disappear. Add the vanilla paste and extract and stir to combine. When vanilla is mixed through, add chocolate and stir until smooth and no chocolate lumps remain.
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WHITNEY Houston's devastated teenage daughter was rushed to hospital yesterday
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I have a Cisco 2960 with snmp enabled, the public password is set, spiceworks is setup with snmp password, but spiceworks is not getting any snmp data for the device. I specifically would like to use the traffic graph. Any thoughts?
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Can you try the troubleshooting tips listed in this help page.
Specifically can you verify that the interface info is available via SNMP in other tools.
Feb 4, 2009 at 12:54 UTC
SNMP is enabled.
SNMP community string is correct.
It only supports IF-MIB. Not IP-MIB or Q-Bridge-MIB (it does support BRIDGE-MIB).
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This basic alfredo sauce has onion, bacon, mushrooms, parmesan cheese, cream and parsley all simmered together to make a creamy alfredo pasta sauce. Serve with pasta.
My kids are Crazy for this sauce! Usually I don't have cream so I use cream cheese instead, works like a charm! Boil up some pasta, toss in chopped chicken and dinner is Done This time, I added some sautéed red Swiss Chard and spicy Italian turkey sausage. If you want, add shrimp or even crab to make it extra special. Thanks KMY Keeper!! Totally yummy! - 28 May 2013


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@spclagenthLocale: Northeast
I am planning a trip to Olympic National park at the end of July this year and wanted to get some ideas from anyone about where to go. My first 2 thoughts were to go up the Hoh rainforest to the base of Mt Olympus and over Appleton pass. Or to the Elwha river trail and around the needles. I would love to summit one of the higher mountains in the park but it seems most are not backpacker friendly. Well those are my ideas, I welcome any suggestions.May 28, 2008 at 7:30 pm #1435468
Richard ScruggsBPL Member
@jrscruggsLocale: Oregon
Seven Lakes Basin/High Divide Loop (about 18 to 24 miles depending on which route) from trail head at end of Sol Duc River Road. Haven't done it, but it's on my "maybe" list for this summer.
See Green Trails Map 133S (Seven Lakes Basin/Mt. Olympus Climbing), and this archived description from Olympic NPS: http://www.nps.gov/archive/olym/wic/dsoduhidi.htm
Appears easy to combine this looop with other entry/exit points, including valley trails for the Hoh River and the Bogachiel River, if transportation can be arranged.
See http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1423829
Shuttle service may be one option — http://www.windsox.us/
I've read that the loop route is pretty popular. Here's a trip report from 2006: http://www.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?7+reports+displayM+2006090312.
JRSMay 28, 2008 at 7:31 pm #1435469
Gregg WhiteMember
@gewhiteLocale: WA State
All I can say is the Olympics were my backyard growing up, and you really can not go wrong anywhere there. Myself I enjoy the outlying areas some on national forest land framing the park. The things to do and see just on the outer edge are far more numerous than in the interior in my opinion. The interior takes a bit more planning as well.May 28, 2008 at 8:03 pm #1435475
Sam HaraldsonBPL Member
@sharaldsLocale: Gallatin Range
I would suggest trying to see both the alpine country as well as the beaches of the ocean. I traversed the park in it's entirety this summer and the feeling that is achieved by walking up into subalpine and alpine environs, looking out across the ocean and then hiking down to and alongside it is a true joy.May 29, 2008 at 9:42 am #1435556
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well if the snow ever melts… i hiked the 10 miles to canyon camp on the elwha river trail this weekend. i wish i had more time to have gone further. the valley was vibrant green and the river was real high and flowing hard. i'll be hiking it again later in july when the top portion is snow free. here's some highlights, but i'd reccomend it.
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My house is very close to the sea and Cellardyke Harbour where there is a lovely old local pub and a tidal swimmimg pool and beach. It is in a quiet estate and only a short walk from the next village (Anstruther) which has good restaurants and shops. It is a five minute walk to the bus stop for bus to St.Andrews (1/2 an hour) and Edinburgh (2hours) and the nearest train station is 15 miles away, at Leuchars. There is plenty parking at the back of the house. The Fife Coastal Path passes very close to my house so it is an ideal place to stay if you are walking it. There are many tourist places to visit near by (castles, palaces, distilleries, museums, botanic gardens) or you can just relax by the sea and watch the waves.
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Through the SW-CMM, the SEI and community have put in place an effective means for modeling, defining, and measuring the maturity of the processes used by software professionals. Ref: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmm/cmm.html The CMM and the PSP -2 Level Focus Key Process Areas (KPA) 5 Optimizing Continuous process improvement Defect prevention Technology change management Process change management 4 Managed Product and process quality Quantitative process management Software quality management 3 Defined Engineering process Organization process focus Organization process definition Training program Integrated software management Software product engineering Intergroup coordination Peer reviews 2 Repeatable Project management Requirements management Software project planning Software project tracking Software quality assurance Software configuration management Software subcontract management indicates the CMM Key Process Areas that are fully or partially addressed at the personal level in the PSP The PSP Process Estimate Lines of Code (LOC) Time to code each segment LOC/hr " Measure programming by phases Lines of Code (LOC) Time taken in each phase Defects injected and removed by phase " Analyse Accuracy of estimates Defects injected Defects found by compiler Defect fix times " Develop design and code review checklists to find most frequent defects in these stages. " The PSP Main Benefits • Higher quality - PSP enables engineers to remove more defects early, at the source. On average, engineers inject 58% fewer defects after PSP training than before. PSP and TSP technology can also enable organizations to establish numerical quality requirements (or measures) for softwareintensive products (e.g., defect density limits, percent defect free by phase, and component quality profiles). • Improved Planning - PSP provides measures from which to develop resource planning. Cost and schedule problems often begin when engineers make commitments based on inaccurate size and resource estimates. PSP methods provide more accurate size and resource estimates using statistical techniques and historical data. Engineers' schedule estimating errors before PSP training averaged 39.4%, and after training they averaged 10.4% ahead of schedule. Defect Detection •Recognise defects •Prevent defects PSP Defect Removal - Ch8 Humphrey • Code Reviews. -Review before compile -Set up review measures, such as efficiency and detection rates -Review against a standard - either CMMI or specific requirements. -Set up process such as: setting scope, group interaction, roles, measures, etc -Separate Design and Code reviews • Reduce review material • Remove design defects and simplify • Smaller scope of review -Use checklists PSP Defect Removal - 2 • Design Reviews. -Develop your design with a review in mind. You should explain all terms used -The designs you develop must have a clear purpose and function -Have a design review process -Review in stages • Complete: all elements present • Verify structure and flow • Check logical constructs -Verify design against client Requirements and Quality Assurance documents. -Develop Quality Plan for review Planning • Make plans based on estimates • Measure progress to develop better plans PSP helps you plan. Why make Plans? • To make commitments you can meet • To provide a basis for agreeing to take on a job • To guide your work • To help track your progress • To complete project on time and on budget The Project Planning Framework Define Requirements Produce Conceptual Design Product Delivery Estimate Size Size Database Estimate Resources Productivity Database Produce Schedule Resources Available Develop Product Size, Resource Schedule Data Process Analysis Tracking Reports Popular Estimating Approaches In order to estimate the size of a project, you must develop a suitable measure. The measure must correlate with effort or it cannot be used for effort estimation. In Software Projects there are five main methods of estimating project size. • Fuzzy logic • Function points • Standard components • Delphi • PROBE From these estimates you can calculate project effort in hours or days. Fuzzy Logic Size Estimating - 1 Gather size data on previously developed programs Subdivide these data into size categories and subcategories Subrange Gross Range Very Small Small Medium Large Very Large Very Small Small Medium Large Very Large 1,148 4,570 18,197 72,444 288,403 1,514 6,025 23,988 95,499 380,189 2,000 8,000 32,000 128,000 512,000 2,630 10,471 41,687 165,958 660,693 3,467 13,804 54,954 218,776 870,964 Fuzzy Logic Size Estimating - 2 When estimating a new program, compare the planned program with prior programs and select the most appropriate size category. For a Medium-Small, estimated LOC = 23988 Subrange Gross Range Very Small Small Medium Large Very Large Very Small Small 1,148 1,514 4,570 6,025 18,197 23,988 72,444 95,499 288,403 380,189 Medium Large Very Large 2,000 8,000 32,000 128,000 512,000 2,630 10,471 41,687 165,958 660,693 3,467 13,804 54,954 218,776 870,964 Fuzzy Logic Advantages Fuzzy logic estimating • is based on relevant historical data • is easy to use • requires no special tools or training • provides reasonably good estimates where new work is like prior experience Fuzzy Logic Disadvantages The disadvantages of fuzzy logic are • it requires a lot of data • the estimators must be familiar with the historically developed programs • it only provides a crude sizing • it is not useful for new program types • it is not useful for programs much larger or smaller than the historical data Function Point Estimating -1 A function point is a unit • based on application functions (inputs, outputs, data files, inquiries, interface files) • This has been refined to input data, entity types and output data in the Mark II formulation. • scaled or weighted by simple, average, complex For job complexity such as data communication, transaction rate etc, some companies use Adjusted Function Point estimates, adjusting a further +/- 35%. However this has been found to increase the error in the calculations. Function Point Estimating -2 Procedure • Determine numbers of each function type in the application. • Judge the scale and complexity of each function. • Calculate function point total. • Use historical data on development rate per function point to make the estimate of delivery rate • Multiply function points times estimated delivery rate to get the estimate of work effort. Function Point Advantages The advantages of function points are the following: • They are usable in the earliest requirements phases. • They are independent of programming language, product design, or development style. • There exists a large body of historical data. • It is a well-documented method. • There is an active users' group. See http://www.asma.org.au/ Function Point Disadvantages The disadvantages of function points are the following: • You cannot directly count an existing product's function point content. • Without historical data, it is difficult to improve estimating skill. • Function points do not reflect language, design, or style differences. • Function points are designed for estimating commercial data processing applications. Standard Component Sizing - 1 Establish the principal product size levels. • Components, modules, screens, etc. • Determine typical sizes of each level. For a new product • Determine the component level at which estimation is practical. • Estimate how many of those components will likely be in the product. • Determine the maximum and minimum numbers possible. Standard Component Sizing - 2 Calculate the size as the • number of components of each type times typical sizes of each type • total to give size Calculate for the maximum, minimum, and likely numbers of components. Calculate size as • {maximum+4*(likely)+minimum}/6 Standard Component Sizing Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages • based on relevant historical data • easy to use • requires no special tools or training • provides a rough estimate range Disadvantages • must use large components early in a project • limited data on large components Delphi Size Estimating Uses several estimators • Each makes an independent estimate. • Each submits estimate to a coordinator. Coordinator • calculates average estimate • enters on form: average, other estimates (anonymous), and previous estimate Experts meet • Discuss tasks they defined • Privately re-estimate When re-estimates stabilize • average is the estimate • range is range of original estimates Delphi Size Estimating - Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages • can produce very accurate results • utilizes organization's skills • can work for any sized product Disadvantages • relies on a few experts • is time consuming • is subject to common biases PROBE - Size Estimating by Proxies The basic issue • Good size measures are detailed. • Early estimators rarely can think in detail. Alternatives • Wait to estimate until you have the detail. • Make your best guess. • Identify a suitable proxy. Size Estimating Proxies - 2 A good proxy should correlate closely to development costs. A good proxy would be easy to visualize early in development. It should also be a physical entity that can be counted. Example Proxies Function points Objects Product elements • components • screens, reports, scripts, files • book chapters Function Points as Proxies -1 Data show that function point counts correlate well with development time. Function points can be visualized early in development. To use function points properly, trained estimators are required. Function Points as Proxies -2 Function points cannot directly be counted. Conversion factors are available for counting LOC and calculating function points from the LOC value. The function point users group (IFPUG) is refining the function point method. Standard Components as Proxies Component count correlation with development depends on the components. A lot of development data is required. Component counts are hard to visualize early in development. Components are machine countable. Objects as Proxies -1 Correlation with development hours • Numbers of objects correlate reasonably well. • Object LOC correlate very closely. • Object LOC can be estimated using the standard component estimating method. • Then calculate LOC estimate from historical relationship between object LOC and program LOC. Objects as Proxies -2 When objects are selected as application entities, they can be visualized early in development. Functions and procedures can often be estimated in the same way. Objects, functions, procedures, and their LOC can be automatically counted. Estimation and Assessment of Effort Software Cost Product Spec Lines of Code Size Estimate Cost Estimation Product Attributes Platform Attributes Personnel Attributes Project Attributes Productivity Assessment Development mode or technology Learning - Effort Drivers Development Time Phase Distribution Activity Distribution The Measurement Process Empir i cal a b Relation System (Set of software applications) Numerical Relation System f(b) f(a) Analysis of Full Data Set (17 Completed Projects) 16000 14000 12000 E f f o r t 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 0 1000 2000 Unadjusted Function Points 3000 4000 Function based measures & Components of System Size ®Intrinsic"size of task (For productivity studies) Information Processing Size •Inputs •Outputs Technical Complexity Adjustment x •Batch vs on-line •Performance Environmental Factors x •Project management •People skills •Etc. •Ease of use •Etc. Total size of task (For estimating needs) •Methods, tools languages The PSP Proxy Based Method PSP uses PROBE method with objects as proxies. The process used is: " Set up standard code counting method " Divide project into modules or objects " Estimate the size of each object by its type using historical data. Then use " Estimated object LOC and actual development time " Calculate correlation (r) between data. Need r2>0.5 " Do a regression calculation Est Obj LOC to Development Hours " Calculate prediction interval considering size estimation error and productivity variations. Terminology • You need to apply these not calculate them • Understand what they are for What is.... Appendix A Humphrey • Correlation of Data - You can measure the lines of codes and the time it takes to write them - If you could estimate the lines of code, can you calculate an estimated time from that data? -Is LOC and time correlated? -Graph LOC and time and put a line of best fit between the points -The correlation is a measure of how close the numbers pair up, and is related to the sungof the squares minus the square of the sums. • Regression Coefficent. This straight line has an equation x = b0 + b1*y These are the regression coefficients • Prediction Interval is a measure of the likely error of your estimate if it can deviate from the line by one variance in a percentage of cases. Object LOC Correlation With Development Hours 180 160 140 H o u rs 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 O b ject L O C 1200 1400 1600 1800 Estimation as G Q M • What are your goals • What questions does this raise • What do you measure to get this What are your Goals, Questions, Measures. • You want to reduce your defects in design Is the Quality Assurance of design met QA must be measurable • You want to develop a design review process What are the Requirements of a design Requirements must be measurable • You want to improve your estimates of your time to design a system Make some estimates eg time/product or time/Use Case(input) that you want to reach and see if you can reach them Measure your rate and compare to actuals Using Function Point Estimation " " " You will be using a simple Function Point estimation in Tutorial based on the Function points estimated from the E-R diagram (30 per entity). When you have completed your Concept Design as the end of this course, you can made a more accurate estimate of the Function Points of the system and update your estimates for the remainder of the Project (post Concept Design). Include this in Your Plan Review Report. Tutorials • What you are doing • Why you are doing it Project Management " Project Deliverables PP02 - establish a measured performance baseline. PP02 - make changes to effort, resource, and duration or re-scheduling plans. PSR - review your practice in change and yield management. Analyse your project management by measurements. " What sort of measures are there for Project management? Microsoft Project " Attributes to learn in Tutorial Week 2 Load Template file Estimate effort per phase then per task Estimate scheduling such as tasks in parallel Save Baseline of your MS Project Enter Variations over the next week as versions to track changes Enter Actual data of what time you spent on each task Produce Status Reports each week Design Process - See Humphrey Ch 10 " Design is learning " Requirements Uncertainty " Conceptual Design " Design Quality must be maintained Completeness Accurate Precise at all levels Design Process -2 " Design templates Notation compatible with implementation Design should include: Internal dynamic representation, eg DFD Internal static such as Data Table External static eg Interface or inheritance heirarchy External dynamic such as Reports and Forms or call return behaviour of methods " Design strategy Start with a critical module and design and implement related elements from that level up or Top down design that starts with top level objects that use lower level abstractions that must be specified then designed. Design Process -Tutorial - See Yourdon Requirements Client's List E-R diagrams Use Cases 1&2 " Design strategy Top down DFD to level 1 from E-R Expand Data Dictionary to include DFD processes and flows Expand DFD to level 2-3 for Use Cases Design Data Table for DFD Design Interface for Use Cases Verify against Client's List " Design Project Deliverables PSR03 - to include Quality Assurance Plan PPM - Planning Module DFD, Data Table and Interface PTM - Tracking Module DFD, Data Table and Interface PDC01 - Design Change on a given design Pair Work Guidelines - see paper on web • • • • • • • • • Use 'we' when you discuss the project Share work as the driver and observer switch on 10 mins or task completion Stay focused on the task - respect your team mate Do not be negative, give it a go Detect defects as you go - observer Do not fight over design - debate differences Share the work space and the contributions Review any individual work between tutorials Have regular planned breaks - time them Quality Assurance • This is set by SIP • You have to satisfy it in your designs • You have to plan how you will check you are satisfying it Quality Assurance QA for Project Metrics for sub characteristics will be given Your role is to evaluate the metrics of your particular design The metrics may apply to only one part of the design or all of your design • Eg Suitability is a functionality sub-metric that applies to the completeness of your design products as a how.


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