👉 sops is a software tool or library developed by the Software Engineering Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that provides tools for analysis, synthesis, modeling, simulation, validation, testing, and debugging of software systems. It was originally created as part of the "Software Quality Assurance" program at NIST in 1984. sops is a set of standardized procedures and guidelines used to analyze, test, and validate software systems. These tools are designed to provide