10.Stack

I was able to complete all tasks for this assignment. I fixed the problem about not being able to upload files on unix because I realized that I was over the disk usage limit.

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The only problematic task in this assignment was creating the javancss.build.xml file. I had never worked with xml before and had never designed anything similar to a *.build.xml file. Luckily, I was able to study the other *.build.xml files in addition to online examples of the javancss.build.xml file and its documentation. In the end, I was able to produce a javancss.build.xml file that stores its results in an html file based on what I found online.

Right now, I don't quite understand the specifics of each QA tool that we are using. This is mainly due to the fact that I have not thoroughly gone over the readings in 09.Readings. I'm sure that once I read them in detail I will have a better understanding of ant along with each QA tool that ant invokes. I really like Emma though, because it tells you what parts of the code you have not tested with JUnit.

Based on what I've seen, the biggest difference between SCLC and JavaNCSS is that SCLC can be used on a multitude of programming languages including C, C++, Lisp, and Perl, while JavaNCSS is Java specific. Because JavaNCSS is Java specific, it suits us much better than SCLC because it can pick up java features such as Javadoc.