R0007/2026-03-20/C005/SRC01
Net Negative Producing Programmer
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Net Negative Producing Programmer |
| Publisher |
Van Nostrand Reinhold |
| Author(s) |
G. Gordon Schulmeyer |
| Date |
1987/1992 |
| URL |
https://www.readkong.com/page/the-net-negative-3114657 |
| Type |
Research paper |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
High |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
Low risk |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Published in peer-reviewed venue |
| Relevance |
Directly addresses the claim |
| Bias flags |
None identified |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC01-E01 |
Schulmeyer did formalize the NNPP concept and estimated up to three out of ten may qualify. However, the concept appeared in the 1987 Handbook of Software Quality Assurance, not 1992. The 1992 reference is to Total Quality Management for Software, a later edition. |