Everything about Commercial software

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Commercial softwareA 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: A Comparative Study of the Application of Different Commercial Software for Topology OptimizationInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Year 2000 computing crisisThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Estimating defects in commercial software during operational useCited 56 times
5. Go sideways: Proprietary softwareA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: Comparison of open-source and closed-source softwareA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Estimating defects in commercial software during operational use

  G.Q. Kenny · 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Reliability · 56 citations

• Issues of commercial optimization software development

  H. Thomas, M. Zhou, U. Schramm · 2002 · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization · 53 citations

• Commercial Antivirus Software Effectiveness: An Empirical Study

  Orathai Sukwong, Hyong Kim, James Hoe · 2011 · Computer · 46 citations

• A basis for evaluation of commercial software

  David J Carney, Kurt C Wallnau · 1998 · Information and Software Technology · 37 citations

• Lobbying and commercial software piracy

  Dyuti S. Banerjee · 2006 · European Journal of Political Economy · 26 citations

• Comparison of STL skull models produced using open-source software versus commercial software

  Johari Yap Abdullah, Abdul Manaf Abdullah, Helmi Hadi · 2019 · Rapid Prototyping Journal · 23 citations

• Perceptions of Open Source Versus Commercial Software

  Shahron Williams van Rooij · 2007 · Journal of Research on Technology in Education · 22 citations

• How Open Is Commercial Scientific Software?

  Christoph R. Jacob · 2016 · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · 16 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• A Comparative Study of the Application of Different Commercial Software for Topology Optimization

  Evangelos Tyflopoulos, Martin Steinert · 2022 · Applied Sciences · 51 citations

• NFTs for Open-Source and Commercial Software Licensing and Royalties

  Mohammad Madine, Khaled Salah, Raja Jayaraman · 2023 · IEEE Access · 24 citations

• Stress-Constrained Topology Optimization for Commercial Software: A Python Implementation for ABAQUS®

  Pedro Fernandes, Àlex Ferrer, Paulo Gonçalves · 2023 · Applied Sciences · 14 citations

• CT-Based Commercial Software Applications: Improving Patient Care Through Accurate COPD Subtyping

  Jennifer M Wang, Sundaresh Ram, Wassim W Labaki · 2022 · International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease · 13 citations

• Mission Planner: An Open-Source Alternative to Commercial Flight Planning Software for Unmanned Aerial Systems

  Jesse Chintanadilok, Sahaj Patel, Yilin Zhuang · 2022 · EDIS · 12 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Year 2000 computing crisisJoel C. Willemssen · 1997
• 📕Framework for small-scale experiments in software engineeringKelly J. Hayhurst · 1998
• Virtual clothingPascal Volino, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann · 2000
• Trust on TrialRichard B. McKenzie · 2000
• A Step-by-Step Guide to Usability TestingPeter P Mitchell · 2007
• COTS-based software systemsICCBSS 2005 (2005 Bilbao, Spain) · 2005
• Patent Law for Computer ScientistsDaniel Closa · 2010
• 📕Clarks' online reference manual for WindowsJames Leland Clark, Lyn Clark · 1995

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