Device for ranking software code sections to be reviewed for errors

摘要

The disclosure provides a device (10) for ranking software code sections to be reviewed for errors, comprisingan input interface for receiving the software code sections to be ranked, and one or more data repository (7,8) in which are stored a first list of potential modalities, and a second list of numerical weights, each numerical weight being associated to at least one potential modality of the first list and representing a numerical contribution of the at least one modality of the first list to a level of defects function,a utility calculator component (3) configured to calculate the level of defects function for the software code section, as a function of the actual modalities of the software code section and of the numerical weights associated, anda recommender component (4) configured to rank the software code sections as a function of the level of defects function.