Configuration and adaptation of binary software components

Existing black-box adaptation techniques are insufficiently powerful for a large class of real-world tasks. Meanwhile, white-box techniques are language-specificand overly invasive. We argue for the inclusion of specialpurpose adaptation features in a configuration language, and outline the benefits of targetting binary representations of software. We introduce Cake, a configuration language with adaptation features, and show how its design is being shaped by two case studies.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2009
• Where: ICSE
• Authors: Stephen Kell
• Keywords: Black-box Adaptation Techniques, Configuration Language, ICSE 2009, Software Engineering, White-box Techniques